[R-390] 8-16 mc cam alignment

[Steve Hobensack]

Be sure a shaft coupling or gear clamp has not slipped elsewhere in the 
clockwork. The fix could be simpler than a complete mechanical alignment.
...Steve...N8YE


>Today's Topics:
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>    1. Re: 8-16 mc cam alignment (Mark Huss)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:42:29 -0400
>From: Mark Huss <mhuss1 at bellatlantic.net>
>Subject: Re: [R-390] 8-16 mc cam alignment
>To: ve3ajm at sympatico.ca
>Cc: "R-390 at mailman.qth.net" <R-390 at mailman.qth.net>
>Message-ID: <4611A2F5.60701 at bellatlantic.net>
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>It has been so long, I should probably leave this to someone else. But
>the 8-16 mc cam is the 'home' cam. If more than one cam is off, or this
>one is off, you are going to have todrop the front panel and do a full
>mechanical alignment as specified in TM 11-856A, paragraph 138 (a)(3).
>Basically this means start with the 8-16 mc aligned, then align
>everything else to it.
>
>Albert Santangelo wrote:
> > Been aligning a R-390A, and need to bring the 8-16mc cam to align to the
> > index line on the cam plate. However this cam isn't secured to the gear
> > with a clamp, as are all the other cams. Can this cam be
> > adjusted/aligned independently and if so how. I do have the TM 11-856A
> > technical manual.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated,
> >
> > Al Santangelo
> > VE3AJM

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