Re: (ET) Re: E16 speed selector repair

["Christopher Meier" <mr23 mn rr com>]

After I replaced the roll pin, I found that the 'action' stiffened up;
apparently
hammering the old pin out and the new pin in probably tweaked the mounting
bracket and/or distorted the 'frame'.  I gently pried the mounting bracket
back
opposite the direction of the hammering (imperceptable amount, really) and
it
started to work a bit easier.  I thought I'd wait for a few responses 
before
working it any more than that.

I did clean the cam disk (as good as possible without disassembling), and
it made a bit of a difference.  There was a bunch of fine particles all 
over
it
and would come out of cracks and crevices during the hammering; apparently
they are from the lever that wears while moving it in the (forward/reverse)
guide.  Quite a bit has been worn away, the diameter of the lever is about
1/4 reduced in a couple of spots (due to the Z shape of the action). 
Because
of this 'debris', I'm thinking about complete dissassembly and cleaning; on
the other hand, a DC controller sounds like less work :-)...

-Chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford com>
To: "'Christopher Meier'" <mr23 mn rr com>
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 8:30 AM
Subject: RE: (ET) Re: E16 speed selector repair


> Be careful to make sure the spacing between the micro-switches and the
plate remains the same.
> When the plate wears, sometimes the micro-switches appear to close but do
not fully.  The
> thing stops working.  A few thin washers or some mild bending may be
required.
>
> Larry Elie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Meier [mailto:mr23 mn rr com]
> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 11:41 AM
> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Subject: (ET) Re: E16 speed selector repair
>
>
>  While out sweeping leaves today, the throttle selector
>  became suddenly sloppy, then failed completely.
>
>  Turns out the selector handle/rod attaches to the speed
>  selector via a split roll pin. The pin sheared, probably
>  fatigued, but probably aggravated by the action of the
>  rotating disk being a bit stiff.  Probably gunked up a bit.
>
>  Sunday I'm going to disassemble and clean the unit.
>  I recall that at least someone on this list has done this
>  before.  I searched the archives, but found articles only
>  on the foot control - this is the dash control.
>
>  Any advice?
>
>  Thanks,
>  Chris
>
>
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