Originally Posted by
larlev
Don't use the paper method....it has been written about a lot. Wrong way of doing it. Just set it by eye, not too tight and not too loose. I set it so that the pinion is just out from the spur...so that it's not bottoming out in the grooves. You can spin the spur and feel when it is too tight.
I guess I put it tight and then back out just a tad. The gears today have a bulit in tolerance so that they won't completely bind. That is why the "old" paper method is wrong and shouldn't be used. I'm getting my info from numerous articles by manufs. and experienced racers.
Everyone I know that has experience does the same thing.
Well said" 100% correct info.