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Originally Posted by m102404
I was guessing that the bevel gear was too close to the centerline of where the pinion gear was coming up from the grip that it wasn't letting the pinion gear engage enough. By shimming the whole set to the right side, the bevel gear would "move over" enough to allow the pinion gear to seat higher in the mechbox and result in more tooth contact.
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Actually, if the bevels on the pinion/bevel gear are at the same angle (like they should be ideally), then you can move the pinion freely up and down it's axis. Here's a picture to help visualize it:
http://www.elizabethtown.kctcs.edu/m...s/image004.jpg
If you picture the teeth as simply smooth surfaces, both bevelled surfaces are parallel with each other always. But you could be right if the bevel angles were different or one of the gears were 'tilted', which could definately be the case with the loose tolerences and QC some of these things have.
I'm actually not afraid to mix 'n match gears anymore. I've done it a couple times now with no problems. First one I did was early last season when my buddy's virtually new G&P blew his bevel gear. I swapped it out for a leftover Kraken bevel thinking for sure it wouldn't hold up. He went the whole season with that gear and his gun is still running great.