repete
Veteran Member
Actually Dan I probably would use the gear again if it looked undamaged. Mainly because it is a low speed piece of machinery and the tolerances are not those of a compressor on a Rolls Royce engine.
I draw the line somewhere when it comes to replacing parts. If they look good I stop there. I am not made of money or time.
I guess I could say that if something came between the gears then it most likely damaged a series of parts. I guess it could have damaged the shaft supporting the gear. It could have damaged the housing that holds the shaft that supported the gear. If it did not damage the shaft support housing then I should replace the piece that supports the housing as it may have stretched the threads to create the clearance for the piece that came between the gears in the first place.
Then again, I may just replace the ring gear and call it good if everything else looks good. Maybe in ten years it will be a problem again. I will worry about it then.
I draw the line somewhere when it comes to replacing parts. If they look good I stop there. I am not made of money or time.
I guess I could say that if something came between the gears then it most likely damaged a series of parts. I guess it could have damaged the shaft supporting the gear. It could have damaged the housing that holds the shaft that supported the gear. If it did not damage the shaft support housing then I should replace the piece that supports the housing as it may have stretched the threads to create the clearance for the piece that came between the gears in the first place.
Then again, I may just replace the ring gear and call it good if everything else looks good. Maybe in ten years it will be a problem again. I will worry about it then.