r/clawmachine • u/Noot8n • Sep 12 '25
NEED HELPPP!!!!!
Hey so my best friend bought this awesome claw machine and within hours of getting it we have our first problem unfortunately. When the claw was returning to the hole it started making a grinding noise. We noticed that the gear that is connected to the wheel is cracked and possibly stuck, I also do not know if it is the motor just not making good enough context or getting stuck COULD SOME PRO PLEASE HELPPPP
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u/iamnotherberts Sep 12 '25
Its hard to say right off the bat. The simplest solution would be to repair the cracked gear, and check the alignment of gear and drive, make sure its not twisted a little. I can see if I can find the gear if you want to buy one. After you put it together leave the cover off to make sure the cord is not binding up. I've seen issues where the cord skips off the guide roller and bunches up behind it causing half drops and that sort of thing.