It’s around 11mm (bigger than the gap between casings)How wide is the larger section of the split gear?
Just to be clear, does the drive assembly advance in further when the split gear is lined up?
It looks like from you picture with the ruler that the wider section of split gear would be partially engaged with the drive gear from the motor when you hit resistance. Therefore something else is stopping it.
The drive moves in to about 1mm before the O ring but refused to go in any further. The photo with the rule isn’t mine but see post 35 , problem solved by doing absolutely nothing different ??? Very strangeJust to be clear, does the drive assembly advance in further when the split gear is lined up?
It looks like from you picture with the ruler that the wider section of split gear would be partially engaged with the drive gear from the motor when you hit resistance. Therefore something else is stopping it.
Ha ha this baseplaIt finally surrendered! Whew!
Now, pull it back out, figure out what the problem actually was, and then put it back in.
John
sorry John but the baseplate assembly is NEVER coming back out in my lifetime ha...ha... Quick question, does the alternator cover have to be trimmed and refitted before fitting the alternator, and do I refit the gear change pivot bolt with wire hose guide before or after fitting the alternator ? ThanksIt finally surrendered! Whew!
Now, pull it back out, figure out what the problem actually was, and then put it back in. Repeat, to confirm.
John
fitted the new 40 amp tonight, but boy oh boy it was a REALLY tight fit with the cover off, and yet again I had some bother engaging the alt with the drive splined . Got it to within 1/4” or less, then pulled it home evenly with new stainless A2 M8 cap screws washers and spring washers (threads moly greased for ease of removal next time....NOT ...ha...ha ) trimmed the cover and fitted to the alternator. Still some work to do on the re assemblyYes, the cover needs to be trimmed. You can try to slip the alternator between the frame crossmembers with the cover installed. The gear shift was never removed during any of the many alt upgrades I’ve been part of.
Dying of curiosity ) what was the problem? )Now, pull it back out, figure out what the problem actually was, and then put it back in. Repeat, to confirm
This may well remain one of life's deepest mysteries. There seems to be no explanation as to why after so many failed attempts, and I mean MANY, (using the tried and tested methods as others on this forum have done, with great success) the baseplate and drive assembly just point blank refused to follow the laws of physics....lol . Even that well established and highly documented " walk away " theory was, in my case, disproved several dozen times over. Even worse, having a background of mechanical engineering, only served to exacerbate the situation . In the end, I think pure statistics won, if you try something for long enough, with a ridiculously high sample rate, surely there must be a positive outcome. (Except where computers are concerned, and you do the same thing ten times and get ten different results...lol )......OR.....maybe it was just me.....Dying of curiosity ) what was the problem? )