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Gears Cleaning and Inspection (Gen 2): Gears

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    Fig 1: Gen. 2 Gear Assemblies
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    WARNING:

    Wear safety glasses to avoid injury when using compressed air or any cleaning solvent. Bodily injury may occur if fumes are inhaled or if skin is exposed to chemicals.

  1. Clean the following gears in a suitable solvent and air dry all the parts.
    • 1st Gear (1)
    • 2nd Gear Assembly (4)
    • 3rd Gear Assembly (3)
    • 4th Gear Assembly (2)
    • 5th Gear Assembly - Driven (5)
    • 5th Gear - Driving (6)
  2. Inspect the gear tooth surfaces on all the gears for the following conditions:
    • Cracks
    • Pitting
    • Nicks
    • Chipped gear teeth
    • High spots - small shiny spots on the gear teeth mating surfaces