Quaife (operation of a quaife)

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

thats my point. the gears arent designed to be a friction absorbing device (i.e. they have roller
bearings, teeth are machined for minimal friction, etc). in the quaifes case, the sides of some of
the gears are performing a similar function to a syncro (turning friction into heat). these gears
are the opposite of free spinning (free spinning would be an open diff, which a quaife is definitely
not).
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "'Cheapass' Ron Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
To: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>; <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>
Cc: <bbeacock@rogers.com>; "Scirocco. org Mailing List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: Quaife (operation of a quaife)


> --- Allyn <amalventano1@comcast.net> wrote:
> > holy crap! i understand that perfectally but doesnt that design imply
> > that there are 'wearable
> > parts'? i thought a quaife would last forever :).
> > any details on how wear is controlled/eliminated?
> > Al
>
> Any well-designed and manufactured gear will last nearly forever, given
> decent lube and no abuse.  They are *highly* engineered items.  What
> breaks in almost any modern (or old) tranny is not the gears, it's the
> stuff around them (synchros, etc.)
>
> =====
> Cheapass Ron
> '87 Scirocco 16Victor
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>
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