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How to - reduce metal gearbox rattle .

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 4:11 pm
by blimp
How mamy folks love their steel gears , but don't like the rattle and noise !!! most of that is caused by the play in the first large cog .-Shims can help -But here is another simple fix . I swopped the big pinion gear from some old plastic gear boxes that were gathering dust ;-
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This initial cog is not under enough load to strip the Nylon teeth .

Re: How to - reduce metal gearbox rattle .

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:44 pm
by Estnische
Nice thinking!

Re: How to - reduce metal gearbox rattle .

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:18 pm
by zooma
Nice idea to give a quick fix that works .

Re: How to - reduce metal gearbox rattle .

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:43 pm
by Martin2556
Good idea, definitely worth a go. :thumbup: