RE: Transmission Help [TANKS]

["Steve Tyng" <STyng-at-ACPTrust.com>]

I've found even with Loctite I've had to tighten setscrews after awhile.
I don't think its so much the setscrew loosening, but the shaft
deforming under the setscrew that requires the re-tightening.

Steve



> Subject: Re: Transmission Help [TANKS]
> 
> 
> How about applying a bit of Loctite? I'm thinking of using this when 
> assembling the drive line.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Marc
> 
> PS: I've posted two short movies on my site, one of the 
> French Leclerc and 
> one of the Swedish S-Tank. Click on 'de ritselkist' on the 
> main page and 
> follow the links. The page is in Dutch but you'll recognize 
> the hyperlinks.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Tyng" <SteveT44-at-comcast.net>
> To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 12:56 PM
> Subject: RE: Transmission Help [TANKS]
> 
> 
> > Chris wrote:
> >
> >> What I did in my tiger (t030) was mounted the sprocket 
> tightened the 
> >> set screw to mark the shaft, and then drilled a hole 
> slightly bigger 
> >> than the screw a little bit into the shaft. Then 
> re-tightened it all 
> >> up. that way gives the screw a very good "seat" to settle into.
> >
> > I'm also using the "hole" method instead of flats in my current 
> > project. One word of advice concerning set screws.  Make 
> sure you can 
> > get at them after your tanks assembled.  They WILL loosen 
> eventually 
> > and having to rip a transmission out to tighten a set screw 
> is a pain 
> > in the arse!
> >
> >
> >    Steve Tyng
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> 
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