Anti-Reversal latch not working..?

[ujiro]

Hey everyone, had some strange issues with my V2 box here. First, the switch shorted somehow, the wire casing was stripped at one point, I figure that was the culprit. After I got around that, the anti-reversal latch seems to not be functioning.

Was previously functioning just fine, and then mechbox was put away and not used for about a month or so. Now it doesn't stop the gears from going in reverse. When the gearbox is opened, it clearly stops the gears from rotating in reverse. Even replaced the spring just for good measure with a stiffer one. Same symptoms. The gear is not stripped around the area where the AR latch catches. There is seemingly no reason for it to not be working.

Anyone ever had an issue like this before?

[Shirley]

Check your spring, is it still in place?
I believe you probably moved your washer up or down. It's the little gold piece. Basically, there is I think 3 pieces plus a spring.

[lemegacool]

when the shell is closed, is the arl is moving free... if it's moving free and got its spring, i dont see why it would not work...unless something goes into its way somehow... weird

[ujiro]

Well, I have figured it out that it was an issue with the AR latch I was using. Put in another one and it worked perfectly. I will further figure out what is wrong with the original one, maybe post some pictures.

It may be slightly broken or something, not sure. Anyways, it was an issue with the specific latch.
Still an issue with my cut-off arm, but thats a different story.

[m102404]

The arm is pressed onto the axel...take a close look to see if it's not sitting where it should be (usually comparing to a "known-good" one is best but on one I came across it was evident).

One I had on a repair, the arm was not in position. It's like the axel had be hammered out a bit. The longitudinal ridges on the axel were visible below the arm (as it sits in the mechbox)...and were binding in the hole.

I knocked it back into position and it's been fine ever since.

Aside from ones where the tip has been damaged, or else the spring has been mangled...that's the only time I've had one not work.

[ujiro]

The tip does appear to have slight damage, but only over about 20% of it, and it isn't bad damage either. The rest seems to be fine. However, the replacement AR latch I put in was longer than the original, by about 1/4 of a cm, maybe more. It came from a CA CA25 box.