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Missing pinion teeth
My Underwood Noiseless just seems to take beating after beating. Not long after I found out that the frame on the back was cracked in three places (fixed it with JB Weld steelstick), I saw that two of the teeth of the escapement pinion are missing!
I started freaking out because now I had a parts machine. However, it still works as if nothing was wrong. It seems like because the teeth are so small, that it can compensate for itself. But should I be worried? I don't want a dead typewriter on my hands, but it seems alright.
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- treefaller
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Re: Missing pinion teeth
Good photographs, ztyper. My 1940 Underwood Noiseless Standard doesn't look like that. So I can't tell you anything. Besides, I haven't gotten mine working yet. But let us know what happens!
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- treefaller
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Re: Missing pinion teeth
Okay, I found it. I got to putting the shift assembly back on today and I saw the pinion gear that your picture shows. It's just not where I expected it. Here's what I've got on my 1940 Underwood Noiseless:
Yeah, your machine must have led a rough life if the cast iron case is broken and the pinion gear is missing teeth. That's sure gonna cause a problem in operation right there.
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Re: Missing pinion teeth
If the machine had a cracked frame, presumably from an impact of some kind, it shouldn't really come as a surprise that a couple of teeth were also sheared off.
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- ztyper
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Re: Missing pinion teeth
It's not surprising that a few are missing. What is surprising is that it still works like nothing is wrong. Not really sure how, but sure as hell not complaining.
A high schooler with a lot of typewriters. That's pretty much about it.
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