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Can anyone tell me if the gear mesh in this brand new, never ran Big Rock was to loose from the factory? How does mine look? To tight? To loose? Perfecto? Thanks Ya’ll!
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Can anyone tell me if the gear mesh in this brand new, never ran Big Rock was to loose from the factory? How does mine look? To tight? To loose? Perfecto? Thanks Ya’ll!
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Believe it or not, proper mesh has a little "play" in it, so the factory setting is pretty spot on. You can also tune your gear mesh by sound. I know it sound funky, but it does work.
I always link to that video when people ask about setting gear mesh.Believe it or not, proper mesh has a little "play" in it, so the factory setting is pretty spot on. You can also tune your gear mesh by sound. I know it sound funky, but it does work.
1. Place the other half of the power module back on.Can anyone tell me if the gear mesh in this brand new, never ran Big Rock was to loose from the factory? How does mine look? To tight? To loose? Perfecto? Thanks Ya’ll!
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Without the case on it’s hard to say. It appears tight, but I go by feel with the case on only.
This is super important. One side could be perfect yet extremely tight on the other. It is better to be on the side of a little loose over too tight. After seven or eight packs the spur will ‘break in’ anyway and you can then readjust the mesh.Make sure you check for a "tick" 360 degrees around the spur..
Maybe a slight clicking noise. I’ll loosen it a tad more and check with the case on. I had already blue loctite it. Do you clean the old loctite off prior to bolting back in? I tried the paper method but it seemed a tad loose.From the photo, the factory looked okay.. blurry pic, hard to say with 100% certainty.
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Did you use the sheet of paper method or eyeballing?
Could be a tiny bit looser..
Does it make the expected "clicking" noise if you try to rotate the spur against the pinion?
Yes I clean any bolts and holes that will be loctited every time I do it. I’ve never done the paper method. Just go by feel. In 2 years I’ve trashed 1 spur gear between 5 cars and that was due to a bent motor mount. I’ve worn out just a couple more, they last a long time when set up well. The 3 composite spur gears Im running now are nearing 2 years old. Converted my other two cars to metal spurs since they are over powered.Maybe a slight clicking noise. I’ll loosen it a tad more and check with the case on. I had already blue loctite it. Do you clean the old loctite off prior to bolting back in? I tried the paper method but it seemed a tad loose.
Yes I clean any bolts and holes that will be loctited every time I do it. I’ve never done the paper method. Just go by feel. In 2 years I’ve trashed 1 spur gear between 5 cars and that was due to a bent motor mount. I’ve worn out just a couple more, they last a long time when set up well. The 3 composite spur gears Im running now are nearing 2 years old. Converted my other two cars to metal spurs since they are over powered.
This is the second or third time I’ve heard that. Could explain why so many people have issues with screws backing out of aluminum, even when Loctite is used.Yup ideally you should remove all of the old thread locker before applying new thread locker as the old stuff prevents the new stuff from properly spreading.
Also I found this nice little tidbit of information online when looking up different types of thread locker and applications.
There is a lot of good information about thread lockers in this article for anyone that is interested https://www.vehicleservicepros.com/...matex-inc-8-most-common-threadlocker-mistakes
- ‘Inactive’ metals like stainless steel, zinc, magnesium, or aluminum don’t promote anaerobic curing as well as ‘active metals’ like iron so you should use Permatex Surface Prep Activator for Anaerobics on screws that are stainless steel or go into aluminum parts.
I just learned that today. I might have to look into getting some of that prep spray.This is the second or third time I’ve heard that. Could explain why so many people have issues with screws backing out of aluminum, even when Loctite is used.
$20 on Amazon. Not bad. I don’t have to many issues with it but if I ever do, I know what to do know.I just learned that today. I might have to look into getting some of that prep spray.
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