I went with #2, tiny inset, left it flush against the case.
Applied Loctite 660 to the 5th gear before mounting, it was just too loose for comfort. Given the float it had, it's now more "in round" than before, only the tiniest bit of imperfect circular rotation versus 0.25mm to 0.5 mm flop-slop it had before. The grand ($12) experiment.
One more bearing to get on once it dries, 2 seals to apply to spacer case, then time to torque her back together.
Rain wasn't as bad as predicted here in NC, but trashed SC pretty bad.
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Applied Loctite 660 to the 5th gear before mounting, it was just too loose for comfort. Given the float it had, it's now more "in round" than before, only the tiniest bit of imperfect circular rotation versus 0.25mm to 0.5 mm flop-slop it had before. The grand ($12) experiment.
One more bearing to get on once it dries, 2 seals to apply to spacer case, then time to torque her back together.
Rain wasn't as bad as predicted here in NC, but trashed SC pretty bad.
r