Originally Posted by
Dorian
If you can make a steel plug for the bearing seat it will help keep the heat around the rim even and minimize distortion. At will also hold the argon on the back of the weld.
Have you had a chat to roamer drive about welding, if the housing has been hardened you may need to get it re-hardened
Cheers Glen
Global Roamer suggested TIG as an alternative to shipping a secondhand casing.
I don't know the cost but I guess it isn't cheap from Canada.
Change of plan !
Looked at the rear of the casing and it looks possible to machine it flat and screw on a cover.
The cover will need cutouts to get to the screws that hold the synchro in place (although there should never be a need to remove them once re-installed) and a recess to clear the spacer behind the bearing.
I'll set up the rotary table on the mill tonight.....
Colin
Last edited by gromit; 4th July 2023 at 07:21 AM.
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