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Originally Posted by Body Paint
TEL: It seems as though people are simply doubling up on the shims , I'm going to build mine with 2 shims either side and we'll see how it goes 
 the sun gear is keyed to the drive pin on the outdrive yes? I understand that putting a shim onto the end of the outdrive will "lift" the gear a bit and mesh it tighter into the planet gears but surely it'll also reduce the amount the gear sits on the drive pin by a corresponding amount. Isn't that a bad thing? I expect I'm probably wrong as usual so where can I buy these shims? So far I have finished each build step with no shortages but also (this is where you know its not a Tamiya) absolutely no spare nuts, bolts or shims. Remarkable. |
We are talking about shims that are a couple of thou' thick, this shouldn't make much difference to how the sun gear sits on the drive pin should it?
13-05-2009
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