Tom--
When did it get hard to find 288 gears?? Need spares??? I've got two sets. How
about $20 per set?? You can have the mounting mechanism & used but good
bearings, too. $20 too much---how about 2 for $30. That's a case of Sam Adams
Octoberfest & a six pack of Bass Ale.
Al J.
Tom Witt wrote:
> Dear list,
> I have finally aquired (thanks Herb for the help) the 2:88 gears and carrier
> I need for my "Econo Tiger". I want to "guesstimate" the pinion depth
> setting (on the off chance I get it right the first time). The original
> pinion had a +11 (eleven) marking. The Tiger manual makes mention of plus
> or minus 1,2,3 as an example. Is it common to find a plus eleven pinion OR
> did the guy who engraved the number tip one too many the night before and
> mark this pinion twice? Anyway, I was just going to compensate the
> difference with the shims (I put the old shims in a marked envelope since
> I'm not the stupid kid I used to be). By the way the "new" pinion is a -1(if
> that means anything in assisting me).
> Regarding the endplay. I assume that : 1. I Install the carrier with no
> shims and take a reading. 2. I install the pinion (at the proper depth of
> course) and take a reading. 3. I take the total reading and add .005 shim
> (I'll call this the shim total). I then "do the math" and compensate for the
> endplay needed. The no shim/no pinion reading minus the no shim/with pinion
> reading, then plus or minus (depending on what side the math is being done
> from) the endplay needed . Where I get confused is IF the.005 added shims at
> supposed to be "split" between sides the math seems to get a little "fuzzy"
> in calculating the shim "balancing" to get the proper endplay. What I see is
> the "half" of the .005 (.0025) will automatically be generated to the side
> I'm compensating for and so a different number of shims will be used (than
> the math shows) to get the proper endplay. Should I make this compensation?
> I understand that the gear markings are the final criteria, but I would
> assume getting the numbers right will get one close if not exact. Thank you
> for any input that might be offered. Sincerely, Tom Witt
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