bronze gears

hauss · #1 (**permalink**) 08-03-2019, 10:53 AM

I too respect the people you are talking about and also, believe in what they say.Sometimes they get a little crabby but, that is ok because they think I am not listening to them.I am pretty sure at some point, I will get tired of changing out that bronze gear and get the melonized one.For right now though I will stay with the bronze.

wolf k · #2 (**permalink**) 08-04-2019, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by hauss

I am pretty sure at some point, I will get tired of changing out that bronze gear and get the melonized one.For right now though I will stay with the bronze.

I brought this up earlier, and it is the practical fact that you can only replace the gear once. This is because you have to drill a new roll pin hole when installing a new gear. Like Brent said, it is nearly impossible to line up the hole in the the new gear with the existing hole in the shaft. Even if you could, that does not guarantee that the gear positioning will be correct.

spdbrake · #3 (**permalink**) 08-04-2019, 06:58 AM

Wolf,

I did have a time aligning the gear on the shaft. Depth was not an issue. Clocking was though.
Took me 3 tries to get it right.
I also should add I heated the Gear up on a hot plate. Becomes close to a slip fit.
On what was the input side on the the center shaft (where the roll pin would enter 1st) I lightly chamfered the hole with a suicide countersink.
Gear positioning when done was perfect.

hauss · #4 (**permalink**) 08-05-2019, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf k

I brought this up earlier, and it is the practical fact that you can only replace the gear once. This is because you have to drill a new roll pin hole when installing a new gear. Like Brent said, it is nearly impossible to line up the hole in the the new gear with the existing hole in the shaft. Even if you could, that does not guarantee that the gear positioning will be correct.

Get it close as you can then ,retime with light. Really not that big of deal provided,you have a timing light and remember your original settings.

hauss · #5 (**permalink**) 08-05-2019, 08:18 AM

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Get it close as you can then ,retime with light. Really not that big of deal provided,you have a timing light and remember your original settings.

No new holes on my msd not sure what you are using just new roll pin. change gear as many times as you want.

hauss · #6 (**permalink**) 08-05-2019, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by hauss

Get it close as you can then ,retime with light. Really not that big of deal provided,you have a timing light and remember your original settings.

No new holes on my msd not sure what you are using just new roll pin. change gear as many times as you want.