A spindle motor for use in a disk drive having a rotatable head stack assembly.
The spindle motor has a spindle motor hub. The spindle motor further has a magnet
radially attached about the spindle motor hub. The spindle motor further has a
spindle motor stator. The spindle motor has a stator rim. The spindle motor stator
further has a plurality of stator teeth arrayed about and internally extending
from the stator rim. The stator teeth are sized to fit about the magnet in operable
communication therewith for rotating the spindle motor hub. The stator teeth have
laminate layers. The stator teeth have a least one reduced height stator tooth
having fewer laminate layers than a remainder of the stator teeth. The reduced
height stator tooth is positionable adjacent the head stack assembly for allowing
the head stack assembly to pivot over the reduced height stator tooth.