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And the gear ratio is? Breath baited. PJB


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The gears look very similar to those used in the Moto Guzzi bevel drives. They seldom give any problems but, to be fair, they don't have to cope with the tremendous torque pulses of the SS motor.


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Great to see the internals - thanks v much for posting - very interesting! scared


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Interesting - thanks for sharing.


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So which bit makes all the noise? ooo


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Hi this is probably a silly question,why did you strip the bevel box?
The pics are great thank you for sharing them.
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On a rough count it looks to be about 32/16 - so 2:1.

Very interesting!


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I thought that the bevel gearbox gears are straight cut, hence all the noise. This looks like helical gears to me, a crown wheel and pinion, like mosts diffs. They ususally make noises because of incorrect preload or worn bearings. Nice to see the insides. Also be interested in the reason for the strip of the gearbox.


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Originally Posted By planenut

I thought that the bevel gearbox gears are straight cut, hence all the noise. This looks like helical gears to me, a crown wheel and pinion, like mosts diffs. They ususally make noises because of incorrect preload or worn bearings. Nice to see the insides. Also be interested in the reason for the strip of the gearbox.

I had also understood that the bevel bow used straight cut gears. The NVH mod make much more sense with helically cut gears. The splines on the input/pinion shaft don't look to be in very good shape though.


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