Hi all,
New to "everything machinist" and trying to put a 9A back together after some cleaning. I am having some trouble installing new oiling felts in the QC gearbox. The felts in the kit I bought seem to be the recommended dimensions but they sit proud of the channels, particularly on the shafts. I cannot seem to get the felt to sit low enough to prevent bunching when I reinstall the gears.
I've tried running a razor blade along the shaft to reduce the profile but the cut pulls the felt up and otherwise "mushrooms" the top of the piece.
I had slightly better luck with the circular plugs but even that got "ugly" by having to use tools to jam the circular wicks into the recesses.
Looks like I'm going to buy some raw materials from MC but in the meantime, any of you restoration vets out there got any tricks up your sleeve?
Thanks in advance!
New to "everything machinist" and trying to put a 9A back together after some cleaning. I am having some trouble installing new oiling felts in the QC gearbox. The felts in the kit I bought seem to be the recommended dimensions but they sit proud of the channels, particularly on the shafts. I cannot seem to get the felt to sit low enough to prevent bunching when I reinstall the gears.
I've tried running a razor blade along the shaft to reduce the profile but the cut pulls the felt up and otherwise "mushrooms" the top of the piece.
I had slightly better luck with the circular plugs but even that got "ugly" by having to use tools to jam the circular wicks into the recesses.
Looks like I'm going to buy some raw materials from MC but in the meantime, any of you restoration vets out there got any tricks up your sleeve?
Thanks in advance!