Tiger 1 turret problem

[panzernut]

I am having a problem with my problem is with a Taiger Tiger 1 turret. The turret rotates to the right to the 3 o'clock position and stops/jerks. I have to move it by hand a little to get it to return to the front. It moves left to the 7 o'clock position and goes the same thing. I have changed the turret ring as well as the motor assembly with no change. It appears that the ring does not engage in the motor gears at the positions I mentioned. Any help on solving this would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jack

[blimp]

That sounds like too much sideplay , you can glue some plastic strips in each side of the hole to eliminate the worst of the slop - but check that the gear can still rotate easily .

[panzernut]

Thanks, I'll try that.

[Tankbear]

Daft question but is the turret ring on upside down? I just ask because I've done it and it allows excessive slop like Blimp mentions.

Ian.

[blimp]

It does seem strange , I know the HL turret is a poor fit anyway , but is the taigen turret/hull so different that it allow the gear teeth to skip ? very odd . ( Maybe the gear ring is getting squeezed out of round by the mounting pillars ?)

[panzernut]

The ring is on correctly, I replaced the original with another ring and it still is stopping at 3 and 9 o;clock positions. It's going to have to wait for a week as I left today for vacation! Thanks for the assistance.

Jack

[cannedheat]

hi old chap wot wot
its worth a try ?slacken your moter a little ,make shure the ring sits properly on the stubs nothing catching try the elevation unit is not fouling i hav encountered this in the past .wot wot .

[panzernut]

Thanks, I'll check it out when I return from vacation.

[lister fiend]

another silly idea but have you tried it with the upper hull off so you can see
what it's doing?

[panzernut]

yes, when the turret gets to 3 and 9 o'clock, it does not mess with the gears. there is way too much play in the turret/hull top. The amount of play is quite a bit more than in my other Tiger 1 with an Asiatam metal turret/hull.