Setting the helical pinion-main gear mesh

[curmudgeon]

Anything special about setting the helical pinion-main gear mesh?  Should the mesh be set similarly to straight-cut pinion-main gear?

[Ross Lawton]

Hi,

I always set the mesh using the good old fashioned paper trick between the pinion and min gear.

What I do is cut a strip of paper and feed in between the pinion and main gear, then I push the motor assembly towards the main gear taking care to push the motor and lower bearing block squarely towards the gear. With pressure on the motor assembly I tighten up the securing bolts and then remove the paper.

Hope this helps,
Ross

[KevinM]

Watch Chris Sextons videos, he covers this in the build! It's not like other manufactures. Its pretty tight meshed. You'll hear a slight tick of backlash but wont really visually see it..hope that helps