blckrevo33
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Good afternoon everybody it is good to be back. I have a quick? What do you guys use to set gear mesh? If I remember right I think I used a small piece of paper but I just want to make sure. Thanks in advance.
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Thank you that is what I thought but it's been so long I wasn't sure thank youon mod 1 i always used 2 small pieces or a piece bent in half and pushed 2 gears together,never ate any spurs or pinions.doing this hobby since 1976 bicentennial.
Just keep in mind after you push the gears together. Then spin the spur gear and the paper should pop out looking like a accordion. I also have been using this way for yrs. It's the easiest and fastest way to set yoru gear mesh.. and it's a pretty fail safe way also.Thank you that is what I thought but it's been so long I wasn't sure thank you
Thank you for the advice when I get a chance tomorrow morning ihave a few little things I want to do to it first and then on to the gorilla in the room lolJust keep in mind after you push the gears together. Then spin the spur gear and the paper should pop out looking like a accordion. I also have been using this way for yrs. It's the easiest and fastest way to set yoru gear mesh.. and it's a pretty fail safe way also.
Finally someone whose geared like me. I never use paper and don't have to many issues.There is a lot of variance in paper thickness. Newspaper paper? Printer paper? Letter paper? Post-It note?
My advice is to forget about vague tricks that only get you an actually proper gear mesh by chance.
The correct way to set the gear mesh is not really that complicated: just adjust the motor closer and closer until you can barely feel any backlash when you hold the pinion and rock the spur gear. If you feel none, it’s too tight. If you feel any, it’s loose enough.
Then spin the spur gear into a few different positions to verify the gear mesh is not too tight at any point of the rotation, as spur gears are often not exactly round. If you find a tight spot, loosen the gear mesh until you feel the tiniest amount of backlash.
poop been using a piece of paper since the 90s. Never had a set stripped out yet.Finally someone whose geared like me. I never use paper and don't have to many issues.
If its a nitro, blue loctite is gonna be your friend.
There's no trick to it. And it's a tried and true proven way to set mesh. Paper is paper when it comes to gear mesh. Your way over thinking it. It's the way gears have been getting meshed for decades. And I've been in the RC hobby 30 Plus yrs. With out any problems shredding gears.There is a lot of variance in paper thickness. Newspaper paper? Printer paper? Letter paper? Post-It note?
My advice is to forget about vague tricks that only get you an actually proper gear mesh by chance.
Definitely need the blue loctite for sure with a nitro. Those screws will back out from vibration quicker then you can go in reverse.Finally someone whose geared like me. I never use paper and don't have to many issues.
If its a nitro, blue loctite is gonna be your friend.
One millimeter is 10–20 sheets of ”common paper”. I know the scale is small but so are the teeth on the gears.plus Your talking millimeters if not even smaller difference between all The papers . Don't over think it bud. It's not that hard. There is different ways you can set gear mesh. To each ther own.
Hell yeah man that's awesome glad you got then running. Enjoy the fun bud.. happy bashingJust a quick update: I got all three of my trucks running great. I am currently having a good time with my daughter and her boyfriend in backyard!!! Thank you guys for the help.
So 100% agree with ya. When your dealing with 48 64 pitch and tighter smaller teeth. Sure you want your backlash spot on. But doesn't matter which way you choose.IOne millimeter is 10–20 sheets of ”common paper”. I know the scale is small but so are the teeth on the gears.
I’ll give it to the paper method that the mesh is never too tight so the worst thing that can happen is premature wear on the spur gear and a bit more noise from the drivetrain. For larger teeth like 32 pitch or 1 Mod it’s probably not excessively loose, but I wouldn’t advise to set 48 pitch gears with it and definitely forget about it if your vehicle has 64 pitch gears.
If it’s a choice between a too tight mesh and the paper method, the latter is the better choice for sure. The lesser evil, so to say. But if someone asks about the correct way, I think it’s only fair to point out that the paper method is only ”good enough” and better ways exist.
It does make a difference when the mesh ends up being looser than it could be. A piece of paper between the gears produces more gap than a backlash you can just feel.So 100% agree with ya. When your dealing with 48 64 pitch and tighter smaller teeth. Sure you want your backlash spot on. But doesn't matter which way you choose.
The only difference between the two ways. Is your way is more technical and and pain in the ass. And usually only professional racers set gears by the backlash.
The so called paper trick is a well tested tried and true way of setting any type of gear mesh. No matter what the pitch is of the gear. You can look it up.
Its Been used and talked about and mentioned in most if not all RC hobby conversations and magazines articles for ever.
As long as I can remember. And before the internet. When you got all your news and info from "RC CAR ACTION" magazine. It's all a matter of personal preference. And what you like to do... happy bashing bud
Your funny man you just ramble on. Did you even read what was said. The OP was about a revo 3.3 nitro witch comes with mod 1 gears not 32 48 64 pitch. I agreed with you about smaller gear mesh. And no one was steered anyone away from using a piece of paper to set gears. Look up rc gear mesh the piece of paper is in every thing that comes up.It does make a difference when the mesh ends up being looser than it could be. A piece of paper between the gears produces more gap than a backlash you can just feel.
And it does matter what pitch the gears are since the tolerance for error becomes smaller with the gears. You can get away with it if the teeth are large enough but with finer pitches you have to be more careful.
I know the trick has been around for a very long time and I also know racers taught beginners away from it in the early ’90s if not earlier. I did it with my JRX Pro initially as well. However, old wive’s tales being common and widespread don’t make them right.
Setting the mesh without paper isn’t technical or complicated once you get a feel for it. Just like driving a car towards yourself and inverting the steering in your head, it’s a skill you develop quickly and from there it’s no longer a problem.
Did you even read what was said. The OP was about a revo 3.3 nitro witch comes with mod 1 gears not 32 48 64 pitch. I agreed with you about smaller gear mesh.
Holly poop I love it. The only thing with pitch is both gears need to be the same pitch. And you shouldn't have a problem. Unless your trying to fit two different gear then your screwedno matter whatYou said very clearly that the paper trick is tried and true and it doesn’t matter what the pitch is.
I backed out of my initial black-and-white stance against using the paper method and admitted it’s not that bad with Mod1 or 32 pitch.
But the pitch does matter. My advise is to forget about the paper method with fine pitches.