[R-390] More geartrain rebuild info

[Joe Foley]

Hemostats, Barry!

Set each gear set, then clamp each set together with a
pair of Hemostats.

Joe



--- Barry <N4BUQ at aol.com> wrote:

> List,
> 
> In the process of tearing down this geartrain, I
> noticed the planetary gears
> were quite clogged with grease.  Scott's slide show
> says it probably isn't
> necessary to tear the planetary gears apart, but it
> didn't appear I would
> get this one clean unless I did and I'm sure glad I
> did.
> 
> Upon taking apart the three split gears, all three
> exhibited a fair amount
> of drag when I twisted them against each other. 
> Upon closer inspection, I
> could see small burrs on the teeth.  After removing
> these burrs, the gears
> ride smoothly against each other.  I would never
> have known this unless I
> disassembled them.  Also, it gives me a good chance
> to ensure a lot of the
> hardened grease and dirt is removed.  After a
> 24-hour soaking in kerosene,
> there was still a significant amount of grime in
> this assembly.
> 
> Now if I can figure out how to get four split gears
> all tensioned and
> reassembled at the same time!
> 
> Barry(III) - N4BUQ
> 
>
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