This is cued up to what you are looking for as far as thinning the paint and holding resistance to the ring gear...
This is cued up to what you are looking for as far as thinning the paint and holding resistance to the ring gear...
Really close. I would pull .003 out of the pinion shim and see how it looks.
Great, thanks for the help guys. I'm curious as a newbie at this, to me it seemed like that previous pattern before I took the 0.003" out had a little more paint at the top of the gear, and this pattern doesn't seem to have that. So in my mind, I was thinking I was too shallow now. But are you looking more at where the bottom of the pinion mark is on the gear tooth? Instead of how it finishes at the top?
I like to have paint at the top but your pattern is showing great tooth contact. You can try taking 1 or 2 thou out and at least look.
I'd want to put 0.001 or 0.002 back IN, wouldn't I Mike? That would push the pinion deeper on the gear tooth to see it if left some paint on the top edge?
I'd want to put 0.001 or 0.002 back IN, wouldn't I Mike? That would push the pinion deeper on the gear tooth to see it if left some paint on the top edge?
I hate even replying here, because the risk of my adding misinformation is real...but at the same time maybe I can get educated. So having said that...removing pinion shims should also increase the backlash, which will bring the pattern off the top edge. OR SO I THINK. Reading the pattern is obviously the hardest part, and the pages I've found with example patterns never seem to cover the patterns I see here. Anxious to hear the thoughts of somebody knowledgable.
I'm sorry I meant ADD....
Yep, I know nothing.
I think if you are physically working with a gearset, you'd probably learn more easily. I've added and subtracted enough shims during this process that I've developed a pretty good sense of what changes what by now!
I hate even replying here, because the risk of my adding misinformation is real...but at the same time maybe I can get educated. So having said that...removing pinion shims should also increase the backlash, which will bring the pattern off the top edge. OR SO I THINK. Reading the pattern is obviously the hardest part, and the pages I've found with example patterns never seem to cover the patterns I see here. Anxious to hear the thoughts of somebody knowledgable.
There's no substitute for hands on experience. Helping a dude tackle his gears this weekend. Neither of us have done it before, but this seems like the biggest challenge here is patience & ability to follow a process. THAT I can do. Although I'm praying we get a great pattern on the first try.
There's no substitute for hands on experience. Helping a dude tackle his gears this weekend. Neither of us have done it before, but this seems like the biggest challenge here is patience & ability to follow a process. THAT I can do. Although I'm praying we get a great pattern on the first try.