Star Wars Yoke Gears

D_Harris

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I'd like to undertake a project to make these three gear sizes and was wondering if anyone offhand was aware of any physical or material differences between the original gears and the ones made by Ram Controls.

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
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Deleted my message. I don't want to be the harbinger of a bad thread! I also didn't read Darren's post carefully where he mentioned Ram Controls...
 
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I think Mylstar has these in stock and readily available.
videogameparts.com

Yes, I know.

I have a Star Wars cabinet and I also have the kit I had gotten from Ram Controls years ago.

This is a personal project. I have a lathe, tools and stock, and I've been reading up on gear making.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
If you want to make them for yourself, as a project to learn gear making, then awesome. If for others to buy, there seems to be an ample supply of NOS and repro at videogameparts. A lot of us on here bought the kits from shady guy back when they were being blown out. Between that and the gears being for sale already, is there really a need to produce more?

Something metal that hasn't been reproduced that you might think about is the Assault stick/shaft. I looked into having them done and got a crazy high price from a local shop, so I'm looking into how to fill the worn roll pin hole in mine and redrill or something.
 
I have been doing some research and there are a few companies out there that custom make gears. I was planning to get some quotes before making a post. The original gears are plastic with metal centers. I was thinking of getting quotes for all metal for much longer durability. As I recall RAM Controls gears were exact duplicates..so over time I'm thinking they would also wear out like the originals.
 
I have been doing some research and there are a few companies out there that custom make gears. I was planning to get some quotes before making a post. The original gears are plastic with metal centers. I was thinking of getting quotes for all metal for much longer durability. As I recall RAM Controls gears were exact duplicates..so over time I'm thinking they would also wear out like the originals.

I could be wrong, but I think shrinkage of the plastic vs the metal would be a bigger issue, over time. That's why the Out Run gears split.
 
Well..probably Atari had them made that way to save money..since the games were never intended to last as long as they have. So an all metal replacement would be a good almost permanent replacement.
 
The one Outrun gear that breaks did so for a number of reasons. (A) The "shake" motor was brutal on the parts... (B) the set-screw really weakened the material used... and (C) Age...
 
The one Outrun gear that breaks did so for a number of reasons. (A) The "shake" motor was brutal on the parts... (B) the set-screw really weakened the material used... and (C) Age...

Yeah, the shake too.. The first Out Run I restored had a lot of slop in the gear box and mech. I took the gear box apart after drilling the rivets I think and got whatever was in there lined back up. THere's a little gear on a shaft and the shaft seats in the gear box housing I believe and that was worn and out of place. There's a ton to tear up on an Out Run, incl the control panels, which almost always look like they've been through hell.
 
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