Zachary Hoyt
Well-known Member
I got the upper transmission shaft back in today and was going
to check the gear mesh but ran into two problems. The prussian
blue did not seem to like the temperature, around 16 F, even
though I had kept it inside and then in my pocket. It seemed
that as soon as I touched it to the gear teeth it became a very
thick paste that was hard to spread into an even film. The
second problem was that the upper shaft has about 1/8" of play
at the front end which it seems to me is likely to throw off the
reading. It looks like I will have to unsplit the TA from the
transmission before checking the mesh. I got started taking the
TA apart to replace the output shaft/constant mesh gear but I
have a way to go yet. I had it all apart back in the summer so at
least there should not be any stuck bolts or any excessive level
of confusion. I will get back at it tomorrow, which is supposed
to be warmer.
Zach
to check the gear mesh but ran into two problems. The prussian
blue did not seem to like the temperature, around 16 F, even
though I had kept it inside and then in my pocket. It seemed
that as soon as I touched it to the gear teeth it became a very
thick paste that was hard to spread into an even film. The
second problem was that the upper shaft has about 1/8" of play
at the front end which it seems to me is likely to throw off the
reading. It looks like I will have to unsplit the TA from the
transmission before checking the mesh. I got started taking the
TA apart to replace the output shaft/constant mesh gear but I
have a way to go yet. I had it all apart back in the summer so at
least there should not be any stuck bolts or any excessive level
of confusion. I will get back at it tomorrow, which is supposed
to be warmer.
Zach