What's the verdict on pining idler thrust washers?
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Hi!

I seem to recall that someone has recommendet to me, to pin the idler gear thrust washers in place with 2 roll pins on either side, to stop them rubbing on the transfer & gearbox case. I'm runing helical gears (and not a huge amount of power). My concern would be fretting due to vibration/side loads if they are fixed in place...

Any experiences, recommendations, better solutions?

Cheers,
Jan

PS: I had to re-register, it's been a couple of years (6 or 7?) since I've been active on here. Though this might be the best place to ask.

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Edited by Austin on 31st Dec, 2017.

oil feed thrust ?

Says idler gear thrusts. As in middle drop gear.

yeah didnt clever chap make a new washer with a grove and a tube that was taped into the blocks main oil feed it had three tinny screws and mounted to the block
the idler gear had a small hole drilled to pass oil to the other side and it had another washer made to fit

im going to go look for the thread now because it was really well done and quite honstly if i had the skills idd do it as i dont like the sc rollers just for the noise people think your engine is rat shit when its not


edit:
think it was robert that did the oil feed trick setup pics are not available now tho

Edited by Turbo This.. on 1st Jan, 2018.

And Sprocket/Colin

Not sure about the others mentioned but I remember this one - both pinning it or oil feeding it,

http://www.minifreunde.at/harry/links/oilpressure.htm

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???