Recently came into possession of barely used Jacob hubs without any thane slipping.
I know there were various threads on mods to these hubs, but wanted to see if anyone is still using them and which mods work best.
What I’m planning to do:
Scuff the inner wheel thane/outer motor metal
Epoxy nubs on the outer motor
Insert sleeve over the outer motor to increase thickness
Apply high strength epoxy over the outer motor/sleeve and in between the sleeve and thane
Reinforce the phase wires with epoxy
Is there anything else? My plan is to do these preventative mods, then explore DIY thane replacements. I know ralphy’s wheels are no longer available but wondering if anyone has thoughts on DIY methods for a future thane replacement.
Haha, I’m aware of that forum. But all of the previous discussions on Jacob hubs were here, hence why I posted it here. Noted though on this perhaps being the wrong place to get replies.
One of the ideas i had for this hub motor when jacob first started designing it was the use of a collet, something that clamps onto the truck axle directly. You will need to machine a new nut that is compatible.
Otherwise, i would suggest a key & keyway, similar to what is used to hold pulley onto motor shaft. You might be able to achieve this with a dremel.
My final though is that you should try to make this setup like a “direct-drive” system, using a normal skateboard wheel. Like carvon/torqueboards systems.
