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[BrianG]

Two questions:

1: Is that pinion a hardened Mod1 pinion? If not, that's a problem. Mike's hardened pinions are hardened but also have a different tooth geometry to work much better with a steel spur. But, that does look like a hardened pinion, but the pics are a little unclear.

2: On the spur, I see a spot where the tops of the teeth were sheared off. Since it's on one spot, that tells me that the mesh isn't consistent. Possible causes are loose motor mount/motor, or you are getting flexing on the chassis and/or the motor mount.

I've been running steel on steel for a while now and wear is excellent. But proper and consistent mesh is vital for gear longevity.

[hootie7159]

yeah....its the hardened ones...and the wear goes all the way around the whole spur....aw well...i switched the spur to a delrin one and had a couple more mod 1 pinions laying around and now run it meshed correctly with a 36t mod1 spur and a 19t mod1 pinion..... its fast!!!!!!!!!!!

[ssspconcepts]

Originally Posted by BrianG

Two questions:

1: Is that pinion a hardened Mod1 pinion? If not, that's a problem. Mike's hardened pinions are hardened but also have a different tooth geometry to work much better with a steel spur. But, that does look like a hardened pinion, but the pics are a little unclear.

2: On the spur, I see a spot where the tops of the teeth were sheared off. Since it's on one spot, that tells me that the mesh isn't consistent. Possible causes are loose motor mount/motor, or you are getting flexing on the chassis and/or the motor mount.

I've been running steel on steel for a while now and wear is excellent. But proper and consistent mesh is vital for gear longevity.

That's quite a diagnosis...ever consider a job in the intel field? Imagery analyst all the way

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by ssspconcepts

That's quite a diagnosis...ever consider a job in the intel field? Imagery analyst all the way

lol. Never considered it, although until I googled it, I had no idea what it was.