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flag8r77
04-13-2009, 07:29 AM
Just noticed during lubing that at some point I didn't put the shim washer back on the shaft...it is necessary? My pinion doesn't come anywhere near the top motor mount bearing. On top of that, I can't find that part in stock anywhere...advice?
LITHIUMSTATIC
04-13-2009, 12:36 PM
It should be fine. :thumbup:
flag8r77
04-13-2009, 04:58 PM
As a follow up, you can see by the pic below, I have about 5 mm of clearance from the bottom of the pinion to the bearing.
LITHIUMSTATIC
04-13-2009, 08:56 PM
Yep.... Looks good to me. Is that a Pinion from Outrage?
flag8r77
04-13-2009, 08:59 PM
Have no idea, got it with the motor from Bobby @RRE.
LITHIUMSTATIC
04-13-2009, 09:44 PM
I'm sure it's fine just be sure your pinion hight is correct when setting your mesh.
flag8r77
04-13-2009, 09:53 PM
Oh....well I also noticed tonight that the top of the pinion is not within 1mm of the bottom of the main gear as the manual shows. It's more like 2.5mm. But I can't fix this unless I shave some length off the motor shaft.
LITHIUMSTATIC
04-13-2009, 09:59 PM
It's still probably just fine. Just make sure that the part of the pinion that curves outward isn't causing a meshing issue. You want the pinion and main to mesh nice and even.