Re: [DML] Re: Speedo Angle Drive Question

[Don Ekhoff <ekhoff@xxxx>]

James Espey wrote:


Mine came apart on the first drive of the season this year for no 
appearent reason. What was odd was that it failed in two ways: 1) the 
square end unraveled just as Bill described. 2) The angle drive end 
spun itself out of the gear press fit. What this means is that one 
failure was excess torque in the proper direction and the other in the 
wrong direction. I'm thinking I must have been backing out of the 
garage when one failure occured, probably the square end. 

Don Ekhoff
6543


> Are you sure about this? I have an original in my hand here and the cable
> that protrudes from the angle drive IS wound in the direction of predominant
> wheel rotation (forward). If you have something different, that's not how
> it's supposed to be.
>
> James
>
> Bill Robertson wrote:
>
>
> > In its infinite wisdom DMC wound in opposite direction of
> > predominant wheel rotation. All it takes is disturbance to one strand
> > and cable will destroy itself from wheel movement alone.
>
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