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Dougal wrote:

> Except that Lee only reports the pinion bearings as having failed, I think.
>
> You're right though - there is or was something wrong with the diff.
> support bearings either incorrectly adjusted initially, worn or the cup
> seats in the hosuing worn or any combination of the three.

Loads of little bits of hardening off the failed pinion bearing are
likely to have caused some wear in the support bearings.


--
EMB
 
Lee_D wrote:

> I'm quite happy that the diff and case are fine.. the noise from the bearing
> rumble was definately sourced at the failed bearing. I'll post the piccys
> later, at the mo I'm in the middle of some study and just taking a breather.

Are you sure - running in straight line the pinion bearing should have
been static and not causing you any problem at all.


--
EMB
 
EMB <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
> Lee_D wrote:
>
>> I'm quite happy that the diff and case are fine.. the noise from the
>> bearing rumble was definately sourced at the failed bearing. I'll
>> post the piccys later, at the mo I'm in the middle of some study and
>> just taking a breather.
>
> Are you sure - running in straight line the pinion bearing should have
> been static and not causing you any problem at all.

I'm trying to get my head around this now, all my experience is saying
that's not right.. For instance my IIa with shortened prop and be heard well
busy in a straight ling with the FWH engadged. Disengaged and obviously it's
shtum... It's no where near shtum when engadged.

In fact it's got to be wrong otherwise how would you drive the wheels?????

Lee D


 
On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:03:30 +0100, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>EMB <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
>> Lee_D wrote:
>>
>>> I'm quite happy that the diff and case are fine.. the noise from the
>>> bearing rumble was definately sourced at the failed bearing. I'll
>>> post the piccys later, at the mo I'm in the middle of some study and
>>> just taking a breather.
>>
>> Are you sure - running in straight line the pinion bearing should have
>> been static and not causing you any problem at all.
>
>I'm trying to get my head around this now, all my experience is saying
>that's not right.. For instance my IIa with shortened prop and be heard well
>busy in a straight ling with the FWH engadged. Disengaged and obviously it's
>shtum... It's no where near shtum when engadged.
>
>In fact it's got to be wrong otherwise how would you drive the wheels?????
>
>Lee D
>
Depends which pinion bearings.

If your talking about the hypoid pinion, those obviously runs all the
time.

If your talking about the bearings in the two bevel pinions which
actually form the guts of the diff, they only spin when the drive
shafts are rotating at different speeds. When straight ahead, those
bevel pinions whirl around but do not spin on their own shafts.

Any clearer?

What was the tag line from the US series "SOAP". Something like
"Confused?"

David
 
On or around Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:44:30 GMT, rads
<[email protected]> enlightened us
thusly:

>If your talking about the bearings in the two bevel pinions which
>actually form the guts of the diff, they only spin when the drive
>shafts are rotating at different speeds. When straight ahead, those
>bevel pinions whirl around but do not spin on their own shafts.
>
>Any clearer?

those are planet wheels though. Pinion is normally the bit where the drive
gets into the diff.

of course, in America, they probably have different names for all of the
bits.
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from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
 
Austin Shackles <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz
funny about:
> On or around Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:44:30 GMT, rads
> <[email protected]> enlightened us
> thusly:
>
>> If your talking about the bearings in the two bevel pinions which
>> actually form the guts of the diff, they only spin when the drive
>> shafts are rotating at different speeds. When straight ahead, those
>> bevel pinions whirl around but do not spin on their own shafts.
>>
>> Any clearer?
>
> those are planet wheels though. Pinion is normally the bit where the
> drive gets into the diff.
>
> of course, in America, they probably have different names for all of
> the bits.

Well at least I'm less confused, the pinion I'm dealing with is the one
which has the prop flange fastened to it. Now I'm not going to have to get
my technical lego kit off the top shelf and do a demo am I ;-)

Oh I love photographs... it's so much simpler... just too busy to scratch my
arse though at the mo... even this post is in passing the keyboard.

So the lump hammer is definately out the :-(

STEVE!!!!!!

Lee D


 
EMB wrote:

> Dougal wrote:
>
>> Except that Lee only reports the pinion bearings as having failed, I
>> think.
>>
>> You're right though - there is or was something wrong with the diff.
>> support bearings either incorrectly adjusted initially, worn or the
>> cup seats in the hosuing worn or any combination of the three.
>
>
> Loads of little bits of hardening off the failed pinion bearing are
> likely to have caused some wear in the support bearings.

That's another good point (just to keep you occupied, Lee!) clean out
the axle housing as well as you can.
 
Dougal <DougalAThiskennel.free-online.co.uk> uttered summat worrerz
funny about:

> That's another good point (just to keep you occupied, Lee!) clean out
> the axle housing as well as you can.

No probs... it's been flushed with EP90 already and will get a thrice over
before I'm done... something which I have in my DNA.. being fussey about
clealiness with mechanicals and motors in general...... Why have I got a 101
again? ;-)

Lee D


 
EMB wrote:

> Lee_D wrote:
>
>> I'm quite happy that the diff and case are fine.. the noise from the
>> bearing rumble was definately sourced at the failed bearing. I'll post
>> the piccys later, at the mo I'm in the middle of some study and just
>> taking a breather.
>
>
> Are you sure - running in straight line the pinion bearing should have
> been static and not causing you any problem at all.

I think that you and Lee are talking different pinion bearings!

Lee I'm pretty sure is talking about the pinion which is part of the
bevel gear and pinion set which which rotates whenever the propshaft
is turning.

It is true that the pinions in the diff. core do not rotate when
travelling in a straight line. Not that it there is a separate bearing
here (someone will correct me if I'm wrong) the diff. core pinions run
directly on the spider/crosshaft.
 
Dougal wrote:

> I think that you and Lee are talking different pinion bearings!

No I'm just having an incredibly blonde moment - too little sleep and
too much hassle from ****wits at work has left me partially brain dead.


--
EMB
 
Lee_D <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz
funny about:
> No probs... it's been flushed with EP90 already and will get a thrice
> over before I'm done... something which I have in my DNA.. being
> fussey about clealiness with mechanicals and motors in general......
> Why have I got a 101 again? ;-)
>
> Lee D

Right, Minor progress today, collected the Pinion and bevel gear from the
local engineers, they have given it a clean bill of health and pressed on
the new bearing.

I got the old bearing seat OD reduced 2 thou too while I was there for
mocking up the pinion height to make sure the shims are right to save
unecessary beating of the new bearing seat.. Once I know the pinion height
is correct with the right amount of shims I'll fit the new seat in place.
Should be right but I'm not taking any chances.

Off to a local blacksmiths tomorrow with a design for a spreader, most of it
I can build myself but material and holes (big'uns for the bolts to bolt it
together in the corners) I'm short of.

For any one still reading and learning spreaders look like this...

http://makeashorterlink.com/?K1FC2367D

Lee D
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them enough rope and they'll be stuck in a ditch with alot of rope ;-) "


 
On or around Wed, 26 Jul 2006 01:16:22 +0100, steve
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Lee_D wrote:
>
>> For any one still reading and learning spreaders look like this...
>>
>> http://makeashorterlink.com/?K1FC2367D
>>
>120 quid for that ?
>Steve

from the looks of it, I could make it for about 20 quid tops. for that
money I'd expect a dial gauge built-in...
--
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"The breezy call of incense-breathing Morn, The swallow twittering
from the strawbuilt shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing
horn, No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed."
Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.
 
Austin Shackles wrote:
I'd expect a dial gauge built-in...

Digital at that.

Steve
 
Steve Taylor <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz
funny about:
> Austin Shackles wrote:
> I'd expect a dial gauge built-in...
>
> Digital at that.
>
> Steve

As daft as it is, what choice do people have if they haven't the tools?It's
the only thing keeping Morph off the road at present, even if I were fool
enough to buy the one in the linked add it would still be cheaper than
cartingit off to Legs not that there quote was unreasonable given the work.

Thats the only one I could find.

Supply and Demand, they Supply it at that price and I've demanded a load of
bits ready to weld up which are now sat in the garage. Just need the bolts.

Lee D


 
Dougal wrote:

>
> I hope that damage was from a previous episode - if it wasn't, it can't
> have been quiet!

Ir wasn't /isn't
:-(

Steve
 
steve <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
> Dougal wrote:
>
>>
>> I hope that damage was from a previous episode - if it wasn't, it
>> can't have been quiet!
>
> Ir wasn't /isn't
> :-(
>
> Steve

Nope it's not a feature mine has.

I understand Craddocks were doing the crown and pinion relatively cheap. So
whats going in there then... tru track?

Lee D


 
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