gears

[fwbslb19]

Is the driven gear on this motor metal ?

[WJA]

Hello fwbslb19,

The driven belt pulley (gear) on the 90557035 Motor Assembly is made of metal.

Hope this helps,
-WJA

[gdt]

The driving gear (pulley on the motor) is Aluminum
The driven gear is plastic and couples to the flexible drive shaft.

These gears are sized for a 15mm width belt. My unit was shipped with a 10mm belt.

I suspect this is an attempt to protect the flexible shaft which drives the string spool rotation. The unit has a strong motor driving a weaker drive train......