I popped off the clutch cover last night and took out all the plates including the last steel that is behind the "piano wire" clip. I was performing a visual inspection because my clutch has a noise in it and I figured that I would shake a few parts and spin a few parts and have a good look.
I have three inquiries:
In the picture below I have what I call the "outer basket" marked as #2. The large gear behind is #1.
Query #1 There is some "play" in the outer basket and the gear when I try to wiggle them. They move in and out together as if on a bearing, and they move about 1/2 a millimeter in and out (together) - it is noticeable. There is also some lateral play in them - that is I can not only pull them in and out a little bit, but one side will move in while the other moves out a small amount as well (they move on at least 2 axes).
Query #2 #1 gear appears to be connected to the motor through a series of gears. If I grab a hold of outer basket #2 with my hands and attempt to turn it, it WILL turn slightly and independent of gear #1 - but only 5 degrees or maybe less - that is, it seems as if #1 and #2 are not connected - it this normal
Query#3 What should I do?
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