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Are these gears usable?
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:03 pm
by redline
Hi, I'm restoring a T500 and found my 4th and 5th gears were worn.
Thinking they were ruined, I looked around for another gearbox and finally tracked one down.
The seller said the gears were in good condition with no abnormal wear but when they turned up they were in the same condition as mine.
What do you think? are these ok?
Re: Are these gears usable?
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:13 pm
by Fritz500
They're way worse than mine and I'm replacing them. Once the hard casing is gone then it's not long before the teeth will degrade even faster. Oil won't stop it wearing as the inner metal isn't hard.
Ask the seller for your money back.
Re: Are these gears usable?
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:25 pm
by oldjapanesebikes
Ditto to Fritz500 - those gears are shot. I'd be wanting a refund.
Re: Are these gears usable?
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:13 pm
by Cliff
redline wrote:Hi, I'm restoring a T500 and found my 4th and 5th gears were worn.
Thinking they were ruined, I looked around for another gearbox and finally tracked one down.
The seller said the gears were in good condition with no abnormal wear but when they turned up they were in the same condition as mine.
What do you think? are these ok?
Are these gears ok/usable? NO!
Re: Are these gears usable?
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 1:00 am
by redline
That's what I feared
Does anybody have a good set they would be willing to sell me?
Re: Are these gears usable?
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:41 pm
by oldjapanesebikes
redline wrote:Does anybody have a good set they would be willing to sell me?
You will likely need more than just a few gears eh ? Looking at the photo it looks to me as if the drive shaft is blued which would mean its like no good either, and if the original gear set had a similar amount of wear then you will need to take a very close look at everything in the box.
Re: Are these gears usable?
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:35 pm
by celt_rock
As someone who is about to tear into a 500 engine myself... what should these gears look like? Anyone have a
picture? I'm afraid of breaking down the rest of my engine because I'm afraid I'm going to find something similar and
then I'll be stuck. Ignorance is bliss.
Re: Are these gears usable?
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 2:05 am
by oldjapanesebikes
celt_rock wrote:As someone who is about to tear into a 500 engine myself... what should these gears look like?
They sure as heck should not be pitted like you see in the photo further up this thread ! Basically if they are polished, shiny and smooth then you likely are OK. You still need to look closely at the bearings etc. Any pits, abraded spots or bits missing on the faces of the gear teeth though means they are not serviceable.