Hi everyone,
I'm working on the transmission from my 100hp tractor because it was "popping" out of gear.
The main problems I've found have been worn bushings in the gear bores, and a totally destroyed needle bearing that was between two gears.
The teeth of the gears are fine and so are the bores (once the bushings are replaced.
However when the needle bearing between two gears blew up, it badly scored the mating surfaces between two gears. I need to get these scored areas flat again, then I think I can use shims to make up for the lost material and put a new needle bearing on the shaft between the two damaged gears.
I haven't done that much machining and I have two questions about this project:
1) What is the best way to "chuck up" the gear in my lathe to clean up the scored areas on the side of the gears?
2) How hard are transmission gears? Will I be able to remove this material? ?HSS ?carbide cutters.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Bob
I'm working on the transmission from my 100hp tractor because it was "popping" out of gear.
The main problems I've found have been worn bushings in the gear bores, and a totally destroyed needle bearing that was between two gears.
The teeth of the gears are fine and so are the bores (once the bushings are replaced.
However when the needle bearing between two gears blew up, it badly scored the mating surfaces between two gears. I need to get these scored areas flat again, then I think I can use shims to make up for the lost material and put a new needle bearing on the shaft between the two damaged gears.
I haven't done that much machining and I have two questions about this project:
1) What is the best way to "chuck up" the gear in my lathe to clean up the scored areas on the side of the gears?
2) How hard are transmission gears? Will I be able to remove this material? ?HSS ?carbide cutters.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Bob