I set the height of the steady plate on the large idler and make everything else fit so that it remains flat. That means I had to make two ET162's to fit. The gap to the bottom of the steady plate was .488" for the two ET162's.
If your ET162 depth is too much for the stud, you can remove the stud and use a 1/4-20 Allen instead. I like to set the spindles so I use a few shims as possible, because you almost always need a few to line up the gears. I did try to do it like the Factory stated, but the steady plate would need a stack of shims to keep it flat if I did it that way.
David
If your ET162 depth is too much for the stud, you can remove the stud and use a 1/4-20 Allen instead. I like to set the spindles so I use a few shims as possible, because you almost always need a few to line up the gears. I did try to do it like the Factory stated, but the steady plate would need a stack of shims to keep it flat if I did it that way.
David