How to - reduce metal gearbox rattle .

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blimp
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How to - reduce metal gearbox rattle .

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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 .
to the bouncy room ! Yay !
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Estnische
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Re: How to - reduce metal gearbox rattle .

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Nice thinking!
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Nice idea to give a quick fix that works .
Never too old to learn........
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Martin2556
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Re: How to - reduce metal gearbox rattle .

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Good idea, definitely worth a go. :thumbup:
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