So, Tracy brought a new timing gear

"Is my name good?, wants a BMW wagon" (apancake) 04/12/2017 at 17:44 • Filed to: Project Slow Devil, Jeep, EJS 2017

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e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > Is my name good?, wants a BMW wagon 04/12/2017 at 17:47

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Are the gear teeth made out of some kind of fabric/fiber, or is that just a weird finish on metal?

TheHondaBro > Is my name good?, wants a BMW wagon 04/12/2017 at 17:48

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Rainbow > Is my name good?, wants a BMW wagon 04/12/2017 at 17:49

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Is it made out of compressed corncobs?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > e36Jeff now drives a ZHP 04/12/2017 at 17:53

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It’s Micarta. Fiber plus resin.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Rainbow 04/12/2017 at 17:54

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Layered cloth and phenol resin, to absorb shock and reduce noise. Dates back to the days of the Model T.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Rainbow 04/12/2017 at 17:56

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Here’s a set for an Iron Duke - which was an engine in production up until ‘93...

Rainbow > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/12/2017 at 18:00

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So Model Ts are made of corn. Got it.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > TheHondaBro 04/12/2017 at 18:15

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wow

TahoeSTi > e36Jeff now drives a ZHP 04/12/2017 at 18:15

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it’s a composite not metal on the outside.

S65 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/12/2017 at 18:30

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7:07 > Rainbow 04/12/2017 at 18:33

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Squirt some Aunt Jemima on there and she’ll run nice and sweet

RPM esq. > Is my name good?, wants a BMW wagon 04/12/2017 at 18:38

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I see he chose one made of repurposed burlap coffee sacks. Very on-trend.

Urambo Tauro > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/12/2017 at 18:41

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So the crank gear is all steel, huh? I bet that cam gear takes ALL the abuse, and therefore is the only one that needs replacement.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Urambo Tauro 04/12/2017 at 19:05

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Made out of similar materials, the crank gear would wear more than twice as fast as the cam gear - this way, not so much.

Urambo Tauro > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/12/2017 at 19:21

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*thinks for a moment, nods* It would, wouldn’t it? Yeah, that makes sense.

Any idea on life expectancy? I wonder if the new gear’s made to be more wear-resistant than the old one.

Die-Trying > 7:07 04/12/2017 at 19:31

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heh, used car salesmen used to put pancake syrup in with oil to make engines quit leaking.... used to, whenever youd see a super clean, non leaking engine, it was not a bad idea to taste it for sweetness.......

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Urambo Tauro 04/12/2017 at 19:50

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That would have to do with the hardness of the resin. It’s possible for a Micarta gear to run over a hundred thousand miles pretty easily - which in no possible way will equal remaining miles in the TracyJeep.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > Is my name good?, wants a BMW wagon 04/13/2017 at 11:50

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It runs now!!