[SEL] hercules question

[Curt Holland]

Jim,
By chance have you checked for a very worn babbitt shell bearing that 
would be letting the crankshaft ride too low. This would make the 
spacing between the cam gear and the crank gear closer than it should 
be. Bottomed out gears will make more racket than loose ones.
I have a 3HP Jaeger that makes no gear noise at all. If the shells are 
worn the good news is they are a piece of cake to change. A half hour of 
work and you will be done.
Curt Holland
Gastonia, NC

Jim French wrote:

>Hi all
>After dinner I had a little play with the 3HP Hercules and from when I
>last ran it (New Year Crank-up) the gear meshing sound is very loud.
>Last year at Portland I bought a new govenor gear and this gear seems to
>sit too far away from the middle timing gear and chatters big time!
>There's a stuffer greaser which feeds the middle timing gear and when
>the engine is turning, you can feel the ratchetty meshing of the cogs
>through the greaser shaft.  I thought it was all the slop between the
>govenor gear but the vibration is from the middle (timing) gear.
>Are these engines niosy on the gears?
>Any info or opinions greatly appreciated!
>
>Jim
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>Jim French
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