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Fitting the locking ring on gear box out put shaft
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:27 am
by Spankie
Hi any advice please on this damn locking ring , its the big nut on output shaft and the ring is a naff hexaganel over fitment that needs to be bent into three recesses....which I did and it promptly fell out loose as grannies draws!
Looks like by bending it it reduces circumferance hence becomes loose but if you dont bend it then hows it lock?
Cheers
Re: Fitting the locking ring on gear box out put shaft
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:11 pm
by Demlotcrew
All you need to do is press it in and the metal will bend into the recesses on its own and lock the nut.
HTH
Re: Fitting the locking ring on gear box out put shaft
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:45 pm
by Spankie
Just pused in it doesnt bend into recesses much at all, but I think your right, a bit of a leap of faith is required that it will hold.
Thanks.
Re: Fitting the locking ring on gear box out put shaft
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:56 pm
by Demlotcrew
Did you use a new one?
Re: Fitting the locking ring on gear box out put shaft
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:31 pm
by Spankie
yes, but took it out again and reshaped it back to round its now in tight but not in to recesses. I think with hind sight recesses are just to lever out the lock ring not to bend ring into.
Live and learn!