[R-390] R-390A gear train cleaning

[Bob Young]

I've never heard the term but I think a circlip is those little tiny thin circular clips that hold the gears onto the shaft, they are really hard to snap back in place. Actually I just googled it and there are images of them all over the place.

Bob 
KB1OKL
> From: kirklandb at sympatico.ca
> To: igloo99nz at yahoo.co.nz; r-390 at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:56:09 -0500
> Subject: Re: [R-390] R-390A gear train cleaning
> 
> Not sure what a circlip is but try McMaster Carr. Unfortunately they refuse
> to ship to Canada (unless you are a business).
> 
> It wouldn't surprise me if there are a number of shims in the gear assembly.
> There certainly are in the 51j series gear boxes.
> The Collins Quality Manual (http://www.jptronics.org/radios/Collins/)
> indicates how well the gears were supposed to mate/overlap 
>  - which required the use of shims
> 
> 
> You are encouraging me to start on mine collection but I still have to get
> through the 51J series first.
> 
> 
> Bill, Ve3jhu
> 
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