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Originally Posted by Dusti69
what i meant by "properly" shimming was should i have an equal amount of shims on each side of the gear or should one side of a particular gear have more than the other side?
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Proper shimming is not necessarily symmetrical, so not equal amounts on both sides. Instead of focusing on the placement of the shims themselves, remember they are a means to an end.
The end is (off the top of my head):
- Minimal lateral movement of gears (not zero movement, leave about a hair)
- Clearance of gears from brushing agast the insides of the mechbox
- Clearance of gears brushing against each other than to ensure good teeth mesh
- To ensure all teeth are meshing at the optimal height (no row of teeth of one gear should mesh less than 3/4 of another row of teeth of another gear)
- Alignment of sector gear to center of piston
- Alignment of anti-reversal latch to bevel gear