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 Posted - May 31 2011 : 5:14:26 PM
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OK. She's all in one piece and runable now. Now the darn pinion gear is loose and won't stay on the shaft of the motor! Now what?
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Posted - May 31 2011 : 5:36:05 PM
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try some loctite or rubber cement
just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
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Posted - May 31 2011 : 6:26:29 PM
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| I've used a small drop of super glue in the past. Just make sure you don't get any in the motor.
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Posted - May 31 2011 : 8:05:40 PM
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What I do for a loose pinion gear is very carefuly punch the shaft with a very small punch about 3 times and use super glue.
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Posted - May 31 2011 : 10:58:06 PM
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i would be affraid of bending the shaft hitting it with a punch & hammer. i always just use a very very very small amount of super glue.
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Posted - June 01 2011 : 1:31:51 PM
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I think I'd carefully punch the gear itself in the center, on both sides, to shrink the hole size some. Not sure how that metal would react to the stress , though. It should be soft enough to endure a small deformity without cracking ( better be sure you have a spare, just in case! Come to think of it, I have several that are stripped, I could try that on one of them to see how it works )
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Posted - June 02 2011 : 10:24:11 AM
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super glue only, it's the tried & trued method.
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Posted - June 02 2011 : 1:09:22 PM
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Super glue ain't cuttin' the mustard.
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Posted - June 02 2011 : 4:50:41 PM
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Check the size of both the shaft and the gear? Could
be you are working with 1mm and 2mm???
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Posted - June 02 2011 : 7:12:46 PM
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quote:Check the size of both the shaft and the gear? Could
be you are working with 1mm and 2mm???
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Originally posted by Ken - June 02 2011 : 4:50:41 PM
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If it was THAT far off, I think it would be rather noticeable . And I don't think the PT came in two different shaft sizes, they were all the same armature diameter, weren't they?
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Posted - June 02 2011 : 7:25:44 PM
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as far as i know their all the same size. how are you putting the glue on? i put just a little on the shaft, then i use a small piece of wire & dip it in a puddle of super glue & use it to put glue inside the gear.
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