Gear teeth

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:45 pm

The new German crank gear is very nice, but has sharp edges at the teeth. Would it do any help or damage if I broke the corners with a file? Or should I just let it meld with the aluminum cam gear?
thanks

Westy78 · Post by **Westy78** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:17 pm

I'd let the gears decide on how they want to mesh instead of guessing. Doing it yourself could lead to sloppy gear mesh I would think.

vdubyah73 · Post by **vdubyah73** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:54 pm

Sharp steel gear, meshing with aluminum? I'd think at least deburring would be a good idea. I'd wait for a more knowledgeable response from, say, Colin before proceeding either way.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:42 pm

I used a very fine file and carefully removed any machining edges. I think the gears will thank me.

Post by **Amskeptic** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:50 pm

hambone wrote:I used a very fine file and carefully removed any machining edges. I think the gears will thank me.

That's what I did,although a razor blade was used on the brass distributor drive gear.
Colin

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Gear teeth

Gear teeth