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Right Front Wheel Fix

dot.dk View Member Profile	Dec 13 2004, 11:30 PM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 578 Joined: 5-November 04 From: Denmark Member No.: 107	It was mentioned briefly somwhere else that the current drawn by the right front wheel on Spirit was back to normal. Has it been confimed officially and what are the explanations/theories for this self-fixing behaviour? -------------------- "I want to make as many people as possible feel like they are part of this adventure. We are going to give everybody a sense of what exploring the surface of another world is really like" - Steven Squyres

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djellison View Member Profile	Dec 14 2004, 09:11 AM Post #2
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	It may be that the rattling it's getting with the driving they're doing on this slope is re-distributing grease in the gearing and helping a little? Doug

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dot.dk Right Front Wheel Fix Dec 13 2004, 11:30 PM

Pando http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/newsroom/pr.../2004... Dec 14 2004, 01:13 AM

djellison It may be that the rattling it's getting with ... Dec 14 2004, 09:11 AM

Pando And there is a more recent official update posted ... Dec 15 2004, 02:38 AM

mook "Rover wranglers"...? Brilliant! Dec 15 2004, 02:55 AM

dot.dk So I guess there is no need for dragging the wheel... Dec 15 2004, 03:33 AM

dshaffer Whether you drive forwards or backwards, you won... Dec 15 2004, 10:37 PM

Pando I think the distribution of lubricant is important... Dec 15 2004, 10:41 PM

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