[HAM] Alignment of Start Motor

[George Matthis]

Scott:

My first thought was to bend the mounting area enough to fix it, then it 
occurred to me that if the metal is fatigued, it might crack while trying to 
bend it.  I also saw where someone made a sort of brace to hold the motor in 
place.  Didn't really like that solution.

Your suggestion of washers  has some possibilities.  I might try to grind 
one on angle so as to create a wedge shaped shim.  Will let everyone know 
what I do.

I saw a thread from Dave Bishop back in January of this year that mentioned 
ideas for re-alignment of the start motor.  Dave, are you out there?  I need 
more ideas to play with!

Thanks
George

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "OF" <scott195 at centurytel.net>
To: "The Hammond Forum" <hammond at zeni.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [HAM] Alignment of Start Motor


> At 04:27 PM 3/20/2007, George Matthis wrote:
>>Hi everyone:
>>I have a start motor that binds against the TWG drive gear in a
>>RT-2.  I've taken the motor out and oiled it as well as cleaning and
>>oiling the TWG drive gear and shaft.  Pushing the start motor slightly
>>sideways deflects the thin metal of the end of the TWG just enough to
>>allow a good alignment for starting and proper disengagement once the
>>start switch is released.
>>I've read through the archives and see one reference to aligning the start
>>motor, but no instructions on how this is accomplished.  Can anyone shed
>>any light on the correct way to do this?
>
> I see that no one has bothered to answer you. It's true that there's 
> little
> if any info on this topic online. I have had one experience with this, and
> my answer is totally non-scientific. I grabbed onto the motor and bent its
> mounting into place. In that case, the TG housing was visibly bent.
>
> What about using thin washers as shims? Maybe you could "write the book" 
> on
> this topic for us.
>