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Aug 10, 2011 9:02 am
Aug 10, 2011 9:02 am
Subject: Re: G9 gearbox
Hi Bill,
Sounds like you were trying fairly hard!
We made up an apparatus that bolted to the flywheel, had a shaft that located inside the spigot bearing and then another large square bar / frame going over the gearbox and dropping down to 2 bushes in front and behind the box, that were exactly in line with the spigot bearing, a 3/4" steel pin was then inserted into the front and rear bushes and the pointed end of each lined up with the front and rear of the gearbox shafts. This was the only way we could get consistent results without a lot of trial and error. You could of course do it with little Lasers now though!
The main thing is to get the box to align in every plain, from up and down to side to side and not twisted either and this is not east with the strange way the mounts are arranged!
A real pain in the bum job we find!
Good luck and hope the vibes stop!
Best regards,
Julian
Hi Bill,
Sounds like you were trying fairly hard!
We made up an apparatus that bolted to the flywheel, had a shaft that located inside the spigot bearing and then another large square bar / frame going over the gearbox and dropping down to 2 bushes in front and behind the box, that were exactly in line with the spigot bearing, a 3/4" steel pin was then inserted into the front and rear bushes and the pointed end of each lined up with the front and rear of the gearbox shafts. This was the only way we could get consistent results without a lot of trial and error. You could of course do it with little Lasers now though!
The main thing is to get the box to align in every plain, from up and down to side to side and not twisted either and this is not east with the strange way the mounts are arranged!
A real pain in the bum job we find!
Good luck and hope the vibes stop!
Best regards,
Julian