Andree
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Post by Andree on Mar 14, 2004 22:03:46 GMT -5
Hey, i was just takin a look at my gear box, and took everything except the trigger wires and all out, but the gears and piston and then looked at the link.. www.airsoftplayers.com/mechbox/tutorial.aspif you scroll all the way down, the 2nd picture from the bottom, showing the airflow nozzle, and the tappet plate. ok heres my question. If the tappet plate was restricting the nozzle from moving by being foward of where it was supposed to be, that would ristrict the gears from moving right? so by fixing that the gears should be able to move freely when before the gears would lock up |
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Post by Bigmack on Mar 14, 2004 22:11:32 GMT -5
Clarify your question, Andree.
Maybe one of these will help:
The gears in even a stock mechbox create quite a bit of torque. The tappet plate isn't really strong enough to restrict the movement of the gears.
The nozzle belongs in the tappet plate. its supposed to spring forward and chamber a BB before the piston is released.
Theres a post on the topmost gear that meshes with the tappet plate, pulling it back. Thats the only spot that the plate should be inteacting with the gears at.
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Andree
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Post by Andree on Mar 14, 2004 22:23:26 GMT -5
ok looking head on at the tappet plate it looks like a U and that U should kindof snap into the air nozzle... however it wasnt that way before, it was twards the front of the air nozzle... so in my head thinking when
that part went to pull the tappet plate back, it wouldnt go back far enough thus causing the gears to stop moving. would Fixing that problem alow the gears to move in the full cycle they were intended on moving?
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Post by Bigmack on Mar 14, 2004 22:28:34 GMT -5
Well, you are correct in assuming that the nozzle fits into the U Groove of the tappet plate.
in my experience, the tappet plate has been kinda flimsy..i dunno if it would do a propper job of stopping the gears on its own...
But...give it a shot. pop the nozzle into the tappet plate, and reassemble.
When you reassemble, follow the ASP article as best you can. The most common mistake i'm seeing people make is to have the teeth of the topmost gear...pointing up...and meshing with the piston when they put the gearbox back together.
The teeth should be down and unmeshed with the piston at all.
Also, make sure you put the anti-reversal latch in properly. Many people forget to tuck the spring behind the piece of metal and the latch doesnt mesh with the gears properly.
Let me know if you run into any more problems with the gearbox.
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