gear pattern check please
Having the ovals on opposite ends while still maintaining the good oval shape is still going to be acceptable assuming the ovals are still well defined. Chances are if you tried to center up the ovals by changing the pinion shims, you would lose the oval definition and tooth coverage like what is desirable.
I have had setups that looked ho hum with .022" shim and then when I went to .024" shim the oval was very well definied and usually in the center. A few thousanths can make a huge difference.
The pattern looks a little high in my opinion, it appears the drive pattern is off the top edge, but if you backlash is within spec, you should be good to go.
As others mentioned, this part of the pattern is not critical and many times it cannot be fixed.
Ship it !!!
Here is a link to a few gear pattern illustrations.
http://richmondgear.com/ringandpinion.pdf
As others mentioned, this part of the pattern is not critical and many times it cannot be fixed.
Ship it !!!
Here is a link to a few gear pattern illustrations.
http://richmondgear.com/ringandpinion.pdf
So much misleading information in this thread... you have backlash, pinion depths, and preload.
Set pinion depth, ok wear pattern looks good (centered on the tooth), then backlash. 2 seperate adjustments. Backlash is adjusted by moving the ring gear either left or right, causing the pinion to either be deeper into the root of the ring or out more.
Set pinion depth, ok wear pattern looks good (centered on the tooth), then backlash. 2 seperate adjustments. Backlash is adjusted by moving the ring gear either left or right, causing the pinion to either be deeper into the root of the ring or out more.
