Well you either had old dried grease in the tracks or none at all. The cam follower or football as you described will usually jam when switching tracks and bend or break the casting. Get the mech out and up on a bench / table where it’s easier to work on. It’s not a five minute job by no means.
On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 4:43 PM Ug Lee via Jukebox-list < jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
The time has come. The time to replace the magazine drive gear (P/N 43313) in my good ol 442. The gear presently on the machine - it has two tracks for the odd/even alternating dog (the football) to switch back and forth between - part of that "wall" separating the two tracks somehow got bent up right at the "crossover" and the dog just stops cold right there and eventually the mech fuse blows. That's just background though.
I have a replacement 43313 in my little hands. I'm pleased to have it. BUT....as I look at this job....it does not look fun. Am I gonna have to take out the whole mechanism? Sure looks like it. There definitely isn't enough room in the cabinet to slide the magazine off of the main shaft.
I don't mind taking out the whole mechanism, I'm not intimidated by the prospect (well maybe a bit), but it's hard to picture the process in my mind. Am I gonna need some kind of hoist? I actually have an engine lift that I use for plucking V-8's, but that seems silly..
No way I'm even starting this project without asking those who have done it before, so I'm throwing it out there!
What do you guys do? What should I do? What SHOULDNT I do?
Any advice/info would be greatly appreciated. I'm a careful and experienced mechanic and workman, but let's face it, in this case...I don't have a clue! Fire away!
Thanks,
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