On Fri, May 24, 2024 at 08:13 PM, LCWilson wrote:
Thank you for your advice. I also got some assistance from Michael Herman, he mentioned the same things all of you did. This is what I had to do.
I cleaned the ring gear and heated it in the oven at the lowest setting, about 150 degF for about 15 min.?
When heated, I coated the mated areas of the parts with a thin layer of automotive assembly lube.?
The parts slid together easily without catching or jamming.?
Thank you all for your assistance.
There is no need to heat the the worm wheel for assembly. As you experienced during disassembly they are machined to fine tolerances so if there is a bit of lubricant, the surfaces are clean and correctly aligned they just slip together just as they slipped apart.?
During assembly? Losmandy does not use heat to assemble them and you don't need heat to assemble them either.?
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