Well how did it go?
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Gear set out, my guy can't get to it until Tuesday. Will change out trap door bearings and install new " scissor" gear.Thought it was much better to pay a pro to do this part who's been there done that! Probably won't get it back in the bike until after Christmas.
Found out something very interesting . Decided to get the dial indicator out and measure both the Lateral and the radial play in low gear just for the hell of it to see if I could figure out something on why it rattles.
Harley Specs Are as follows :
First Gear End play ( Axial) 0.001-0.023
Mine was 0.008-0.009 ! ..OOPS >>> No wonder it's noisy..
First Gear Clearance ( Radial) 0.0004-0.0020 Mine was 0.001 Good there.
This gear sits on needle bearings on the shaft. Could understand a little wiggle and that may be the nature of the beast. Extra clearance and the biggest gear on the countershaft with the most mass. I could grab the gear with my fingers and wiggle it back and forth on the shaft, without the shaft moving. .When I saw that , out came the dial indicator ! Really starting to understand what's going on, and why they rattle more when warm/hot . Low gear is the one on the far left on the countershaft.
Thinking HD probably changed vendors or something for gears, countershafts who knows. Just for grins I'd love to have an old gear set laying around and measure .. Will be measuring the " new gear" to see what it changed , one way or another.
I am hoping this works..!! Guess we'll see soon...