Rocky Rockshaft and a Sloppy Gear
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 11:55 pm
Hey all,
Getting close the final stages of getting the old cub running.. Just a few things that concern me.. ONE - the rockshaft on the front of the engine from the governor has quite a bit of play in it where it fits in the governor. The woodruff key fits pretty tite on the shaft, so where it fits in on the actual governor must be worn.. I looked in the archives for some suggestions, but I couldn't find any.. SECOND - the rotor drive gear in my mag has a rather loose fit on that small drive shaft. The flat area on the shaft seems okay, so I am guessing that the inside of small drive gear is worn.. Anyone put some kind of shim behind it or had to replace the gear? Perhaps I can just ajust the timing to make up for that small slack until I can get it properly fixed. I bet it has a pretty high price on it, if Case IH even has the little bugger... Thanks again for all your wisdom.. I might have this thing running this spring, if I ever get a break from all this darn college work....
Peter Reynolds
"Long Lost Cub Rookie"
1949 Cub
Getting close the final stages of getting the old cub running.. Just a few things that concern me.. ONE - the rockshaft on the front of the engine from the governor has quite a bit of play in it where it fits in the governor. The woodruff key fits pretty tite on the shaft, so where it fits in on the actual governor must be worn.. I looked in the archives for some suggestions, but I couldn't find any.. SECOND - the rotor drive gear in my mag has a rather loose fit on that small drive shaft. The flat area on the shaft seems okay, so I am guessing that the inside of small drive gear is worn.. Anyone put some kind of shim behind it or had to replace the gear? Perhaps I can just ajust the timing to make up for that small slack until I can get it properly fixed. I bet it has a pretty high price on it, if Case IH even has the little bugger... Thanks again for all your wisdom.. I might have this thing running this spring, if I ever get a break from all this darn college work....
Peter Reynolds
"Long Lost Cub Rookie"
1949 Cub