Ok I counted the gears. Small Gear = 9 teeth large gear = 88
The shaft diameter is .42 wide (15.7 mm?) and .50 long Other than the fact that you already have gears and chain what would be the problem with using the 8 mm 05T Chain its set up for? Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Pittelli" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:51 PM Subject: [TANKS] Re: (MY1016Z3) on sale $35.49 > > Andy Schwartz wrote: >> It came with a large sprocket that was apparently held on with a nut. I >> removed the nut (it was on very tightly) and then pulled off the >> sprocket. >> I was also surprised to find the sprocket and shaft are keyed. Now the >> key >> doesn't go all the way to the end of the shaft but almost. I am not sure >> if >> this is standard or not. > > Please measure the shaft size and key size. If the shaft size is 11mm > and the key size is 4mm, then we can easily swap the given sprocket for > a #35 chain sprocket. > > Also, if you don't mind taking the gearbox apart (simply remove the 4 > screws), can you count the number of teeth on each of the gears? That > will tell us the gear ratio. > >> Also included in the box are 4 mounting bolts, lock washers and regular >> washers. > > Sounds like a great deal, if the gear ratio is the same as we're > currently using for our tanks. > > Frank P. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
