Victor Colony Motor Disassembly Help

[Oceangoer1]

I'm rebuilding the motor from a Victor Colony and there is this middle gear that won't come off. I need it to because it's in the way of the other gears. The spindle gear and spring barrel gear both had little screws releasing the gear from the shafts, but this one doesn't. Does anyone know how to remove it?

[JerryVan]

What does the other end of the shaft look like?

[Oceangoer1]

What does the other end of the shaft look like?

[a12548]

I rebuilt a Colony motor awhile back...If I remember correctly, I did free those gears by removing the spring barrel. There is a retainer cap with a set screw securing the barrel...I also unscrewed the small screws from the barrel lid and backed out the barrel with spring, its just a matter of unhooking the arbor by twisting and cajoling a bit.

[Oceangoer1]

Thank you! Yes, that little cap on top of the spring barrel is pretty difficult to remove.

[Oceangoer1]

I found a way to access the spring without removing the cap!

Now, I put a NOS spring in the cleaned barrel because the old one was broken. After many prayers that it would not explode on me, it's almost ready to be greased.

1. Does the hook where it secures to the barrel look right? I thought it should hook further into the space?

2. Is the end of the spring in the middle needing to secure itself on the shaft? If so, how?

[alang]

1. I think the hook should slide a bit further in, but that may improve with winding it a few times.
2. The inner loop should be a lot tighter around the shaft, otherwise it will not catch the notch. Maybe you can help it a bit with needle nose pliers.

Andreas

[a12548]

Don't grease yet..that innermost loop needs to be wrapped around the arbor with almost no slack. Pull the spring back out, as it will be easier to mold. Use 2 needle nose pliers and bend it tighter, and keep the arbor handy to test the tightness. If you are satisfied reinstall.
On first crank, leave it tight overnight to further tightedn that grip.

[Oceangoer1]

1. I think the hook should slide a bit further in, but that may improve with winding it a few times.
2. The inner loop should be a lot tighter around the shaft, otherwise it will not catch the notch. Maybe you can help it a bit with needle nose pliers.

Andreas

Don't grease yet..that innermost loop needs to be wrapped around the arbor with almost no slack. Pull the spring back out, as it will be easier to mold. Use 2 needle nose pliers and bend it tighter, and keep the arbor handy to test the tightness. If you are satisfied reinstall.
On first crank, leave it tight overnight to further tightedn that grip.

I think I got it! Can someone confirm this before I go ahead and grease it?

[alang]

No, sorry, the inner loop needs to wrap tightly around the shaft and the bend in the spring goes into the cutout in the shaft the other way. Now you have the outside of the spring touching the cutout, but it must be other other way around. The tittle bent hood in the spring needs to hook into the right angle corner of the cutout. Sorry, I hope that makes sense. Again, follow the way that the spring will pull when being wound and you will see where the it has to hook into. The inner lop will contract and make sure it stays connected, but first it has to catch.

Good luck
Andreas