I bought a 342 culvert loader with the vibrating motor. It works fine with only the bottom gear. As soon as I put the top gear on it binds up . I have cleaned the post and the inside of the gear. I put a drop of oil on both gears. I also shortened the string slightly. The bottom gear has 2 wrappings of string around it not one. Does that make a difference? Any ideas on how to get it running?
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The original instructions indicate that tightening the nut on the roof can cause the motor to slow down or stop. Not sure if this helps.
Thanks Dan
I have the roof off with the gears exposed
The other thing to look at would be the gear motion. Does it turn without wobbling ? It may be binding because the shaft it rides on is not true. I'm looking at the exploded diagram in my K-Line bible and other than the shaft being loose the only other thing I can see would be if the gear is rubbing on the drive pulley. Oh, are the teeth on the gear all perfect ? Is there any dirt or harden grease in them ? No lubrication should be used on the teeth anyway.
Thanks Dan, I may try putting a small shim under the larger gear to prevent it from rubbing on the drive gear.
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