"..." wrote:
I'm the chap in Brisbane Australia!
Paul is right the Slauson people are the right ones to get parts from -
E-mail them and ask for Luke the sales manager (lepstein@slauson.com).tell
him your working on a similar design as myself.
You want parts for the E4OD Ford (six planets), there are 3 Planetary
components you want either the Front (2.85) or the rear (2.17). I guess it
will depend on what your flying and what HP you want. Paul might want to
advise you on this.
If you get the front make sure you get the thrust bearing between the sun
gear and the planetary housing - he left mine out.
Geoff it's good to get someone from that part of the globe to be working
on
a similar project, you seem well placed to do well - could you keep us all
informed of your progress and design outcomes. Were all on a learning
curve
here!
George (down under)
lendich@hypermax.net.au - for any further information.
George,
Thanks for the welcome it's great that we can communicate with people who
have the same interests
I have not seen many people from the uk on the lists I subscribe to, don't
know if I dare say it here but I am on the Fy
soob,airsoob,atp1,subaruaircraft,Mini imp,origamiboats list.
I have an rx7 which I bought to get some experience with the rotary engine,
I did know the car would not pass the road safety test but the 12A engine
had been recoditioned,it is ready to lift out but I like to just run it, I
can't get over how well it runs and revs the nab ours must be feed up with
the sound.
How far have you got with your design?
Did you have some photos of your bell housing and a PSRU on a website
somewhere?
Paul,
Have you or anybody got detail drawings of the 6 pinion parts,sun,planetary
housing or general arrangement of how they are assembled in the ford box.
Referring to the illustration of the hollow PSRU I know it is only a concept
but I cannot see how the shaft would be assembled in the housing, unless the
shaft is in two parts, I have had some thoughts on how to do that.
Dose the input shaft float in the planetary gears or has it a bearing?
What is the ford input shaft like? I assume the gear is cut on the shaft.
If you have any drawings I can use dwgs and Cadkey format.
We put the clocks back last weekend, it is going dark early now, time to get
going on projects.
Geoff
Cheshire England
We don't really have any detail drawings. Just a few pictures and sketches.
They are on the web site below.
The hollow shaft is loaded from the front and the six pinion shafts
have snap rings that hold the whole works together. Bolts that screw
into the shaft from the back side of the planet carrier would also work.
Paul Lamar
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