Dave, that's the best detailed description of the operation of the
overdrive that I have seen. Thanks for sharing it. That one goes into
my workshop manual.
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Dave & M <rusd@velocitus.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 4:06 pm
Subject: Re: Weird noises - OD operation
> The following description by Nelson Reidel should help understand
> the OD
> operation.
>
> Quote:
> "When the planet carrier rotates one revolution, the larger planet
> gearrotates around the fixed sun gear once and will have passed
> all the 21
> teeth on the sun gear. Since the planet gear has 24 teeth, it
> will have
> rotated 21/24 = .875 revolution..............."
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