Modify's pinion after a slight mistake during pinion attachment

MaciekA · January 15th, 2012, 19:32

Here's what a Modify pinion gear looks like after I slightly misaligned the gear in my pinion removal tool and didn't notice the misalignment until it was too late.

Initially, a tooth-shard snapped off, and then I had to rotate the gear within the tool to get it off the motor shaft, with a few more pieces snapping off in the process. Motor shaft belongs to a G&P M160, which survived just fine (I put another pinion on it..).

I also snapped a selector plate today, shortly after this picture was taken, but Krazy Glue took care of that.

Good times...

edit: In the photo, the pinion gear on the right is a stock G&P

coach · January 15th, 2012, 19:39

Good luck with that super glued selector plate.

MaciekA · January 15th, 2012, 19:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by coachster

Good luck with that super glued selector plate.

Ha, thanks. It's a bit of a temporary solution so that I can test everything else I did with that particular rifle today. Super glue always feels nice and tough right after you're done gluing it but seems to be prone to sudden catastrophic failure down the road. If this one can last a few more tech sessions then I'll be happy. Today just wasn't my day.

HKGhost · January 15th, 2012, 20:00

which pinion gear remover did you use? I haven't seen that happen to a pinion gear before.

MaciekA · January 15th, 2012, 20:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by HKGhost

which pinion gear remover did you use? I haven't seen that happen to a pinion gear before.

The Element pinion gear remover. This is the first link that I found on Google for it:

http://airsoftportal.ph/shops.html?func=detail&id=2208

It works great when you're watching what the heck you're doing, which in this case I wasn't. Thought I'd share the results though

I was really surprised it snapped into pieces like this, but I guess the forces exerted on the part were pretty severe.

HKGhost · January 15th, 2012, 20:34

That pinion gear must have been really hard, so hard that it was brittle. Watch what you're doing when working on your guns and hope for the best. Everyone that works on these guns will break something one time or another.

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January 15th, 2012, 19:32	#1
MaciekA Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA	Modify's pinion after a slight mistake during pinion attachment Here's what a Modify pinion gear looks like after I slightly misaligned the gear in my pinion removal tool and didn't notice the misalignment until it was too late. Initially, a tooth-shard snapped off, and then I had to rotate the gear within the tool to get it off the motor shaft, with a few more pieces snapping off in the process. Motor shaft belongs to a G&P M160, which survived just fine (I put another pinion on it..). I also snapped a selector plate today, shortly after this picture was taken, but Krazy Glue took care of that. Good times... edit: In the photo, the pinion gear on the right is a stock G&P __________________ "Mah check" Now you know

January 15th, 2012, 20:00	#4
HKGhost Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mississauga, ON	which pinion gear remover did you use? I haven't seen that happen to a pinion gear before. __________________ Please email me as I'm not on ASC too often. Custom Build \| Upgrades \| Repairs \| Maintenance Contact: ghostgunwork@gmail.com / Private Message

January 15th, 2012, 20:34	#6
HKGhost Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mississauga, ON	That pinion gear must have been really hard, so hard that it was brittle. Watch what you're doing when working on your guns and hope for the best. Everyone that works on these guns will break something one time or another. __________________ Please email me as I'm not on ASC too often. Custom Build \| Upgrades \| Repairs \| Maintenance Contact: ghostgunwork@gmail.com / Private Message

January 15th, 2012, 19:39	#2
coach aka coachster Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: T dot	Good luck with that super glued selector plate.

Modify's pinion after a slight mistake during pinion attachment

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