27-09-2018, 11:17 PM
Hi Simon
Well done! You are shaping into a good engineer- Arent lathes useful !
The Q 88 number is the pairing number for your gearbox clusters. you will likely find the same number in a similar position on the input and output clusters (1st and 3rd motion shafts ) Four speed crash boxes were full of these numbers.
The gears were lapped as pairs in a fixture to ensure silent operation and the numbering was to prevent them being mismatched when the pile got knocked over by the apprentice!
I look forward to hearing from you.- Did you buy some running in oil ?-worth the expense as this can influence the life of the engine from the start.
Cheers Steve
Well done! You are shaping into a good engineer- Arent lathes useful !
The Q 88 number is the pairing number for your gearbox clusters. you will likely find the same number in a similar position on the input and output clusters (1st and 3rd motion shafts ) Four speed crash boxes were full of these numbers.
The gears were lapped as pairs in a fixture to ensure silent operation and the numbering was to prevent them being mismatched when the pile got knocked over by the apprentice!
I look forward to hearing from you.- Did you buy some running in oil ?-worth the expense as this can influence the life of the engine from the start.
Cheers Steve