by waaytoomuchintothis » Tue Jul 07, 2015 4:26 pm
I forgot. In the last picture, you can see a silver Phillips head screw that is screwed in between the motor endbell and the motor carriage. I have thought for years that if I ever needed to have a shim to close a gear gap on a sidewinder or anglewinder, I would try this. Well, it works so well you wouldn't believe it. I simply sanded the motor carriage mount on the side near the spur, then reinstalled the motor. The little screw is then turned in while testing the gear mesh. In seconds, a gear mesh so sloppy it might have chewed the gears was perfectly meshed, and the little silver screw is solidly in place. The car is nearly silent.