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Re: [GMCnet] The Governor [message #226544 is a reply to message #226542] Tue, 22 October 2013 09:40 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Emery Stora is currently offline  Emery Stora   United States
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The hole through the shaft is not always centered which is why they are often supplied undrilled.

You should drill a hole in one side and then put it on the shaft and use the hole through the shaft as a guide to drill through to the other side.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO

On Oct 22, 2013, at 8:31 AM, Wally Anderson <wallyand@aim.com> wrote:

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> Mickey,
> Gear kits come with a couple "nail" looking pieces and a roll pin. You won't use the nails unless you need to unhinge the weights. After you drive the old roll pin out discard it and remove the old gear. Please be careful putting the new gear in the shaft, it is a tight fit and you can bend the yoke in the can or start the yoke coming loose on the shaft as it is just swaged on. What I do is put a rag on shaft and grab a hold of it and tap the gear in with a soft face hammer. To install the roll pin I drill half way through from each side then press the pin in with a pair of pliers. Drill size is 1/8". The original pin was staked in which you can do with a 1/4" chisel.
> Please be careful not to damage the shaft surface where it spins in the transmission.
> The spool can fall out of its bore as the gear is what holds it in so watch for that.
> Please-please don't use the can top as a backstop when tapping the gear home and you should be golden.
> As for predrilling the gear I think it would be real difficult to get it lined up.
> HTH
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> mickey szilagyi wrote on Tue, 22 October 2013 07:13
>> For Jim K and others...
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>> Recently we bought a 3.70 final drive and limited slip for our 77 Kingsley from Jim K. We ordered a governor gear as a spare as well. The governor gear came with a pin and finish nail. There is no hole in the governor gear. So, it appears we'll have to put a hole in it if we ever need to install it. In reading the forum and related info it looks like the hole is 1/8 inch.
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>> On Jim K's website the picture of the governor gear shows two of them, one whitish and one black. The black one looks like it has a hole in it. The white one, no hole, and that's the one we received.
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>> It sure would be nice to have some detailed instructions for installing the governor gear if that time should ever come. And there's a good chance that will occur while on the road somewhere and not at home or in a repair facility. BIG QUESTION - can the hole be pre-drilled ahead of time to make replacement a whole lot easier?
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>> Maybe replacing the governor gear is a piece of cake. We have done a lot so far to our Kingsley. We try to do all we can ourselves. We can do a lot if we just can find out how to do it but we're not experts and therefore need instructions on most everything we do.
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>> Anyone out there have good written instructions for replacing the governor gear that you can share. Greatly appreciated if you do.
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>> Couldn't survive without this forum, thanks to all of you.
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