That sounds like some good news!
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Being an adult sux sometimes...
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Already have two lathes, can't find the space for a third anyway.
@Mailman - What little money I'd realize from selling the Corolla would be MORE than offset by the cost of the divorce.
Yeah. Cheaper to keep her.... 
Selling an "old" toy, to but a new one? That's just smart (hobby) business. Like you said, you've already got two lathes...
Selling an "old" toy, to but a new one? That's just smart (hobby) business. Like you said, you've already got two lathes...
Just a quick Google search away, just determine what pitches you need:
https://www.msdiscounttool.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=4538
Guy just called and committed to buying the lathe, so that's most of the funding for transmission repairs covered.
Almost like it was meant to be
Almost like it was meant to be
One step forward...
When the front bearing on the output shaft went out, the shaft flopping around did some pretty significant damage to the ring gear. I have feelers out soliciting opinions on whether or not I can live with the ring gear in that condition. The pinion appears to be okay.
If I have to replace the ring gear, I'm guessing ring and pinion should be replaced as a set and seeing as the pinion is machined into the end of the shaft, that means a ring gear and a shaft and I suspect that'll be seriously expensive.
We shall see, I guess.
Sigh.
When the front bearing on the output shaft went out, the shaft flopping around did some pretty significant damage to the ring gear. I have feelers out soliciting opinions on whether or not I can live with the ring gear in that condition. The pinion appears to be okay.
If I have to replace the ring gear, I'm guessing ring and pinion should be replaced as a set and seeing as the pinion is machined into the end of the shaft, that means a ring gear and a shaft and I suspect that'll be seriously expensive.
We shall see, I guess.
Sigh.
Well, since you're soliciting....
I'd clean it up and use it. Most ring and pinions can be shimmed to adjust contact area. As a guess, I'd say you could shim that so the damage isn't in the contact area.
That's what I'm hoping for. If I do that and it defecates in the sleeping apparatus later, I am NOT taking this sucker back apart!
Or........keep the lathe and sell your wife’s car!
Gawd Mailman - you’re such a charmer....
Paul - if you choose that course of action, you can come and stay with us till things cool down In Lobsterland.
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yup I concur with Jim. I’d go over the damaged teeth carefully to ensure that no little bits can come off, clean ‘em up with a file, shim it judiciously - and then I’d go ahead and run it.
after all - you’re looking for a few hours of fun/year - not 10 hours/day of making a living with this old gal.
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Damage to pinion. I was on the fence about running it as is, but with the damage to the pinion, I'm not at all happy about the prospect. Waiting on my used parts guy to hit me with a price for a ring gear, pinion/output shaft, all the bearings and a set of gaskets.
Ouch! I hope you can repair that.
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Well, hell.
A mechanic whom I trust implicitly said "file off the rough spots and put 'er back together!" He said he did that on a GMC Astro road tractor 20 years ago and it's still running.
I'ma still wait for a price as I need bearings and such anyway, but if Larry says it's good to go, I'm a believer.
A mechanic whom I trust implicitly said "file off the rough spots and put 'er back together!" He said he did that on a GMC Astro road tractor 20 years ago and it's still running.
I'ma still wait for a price as I need bearings and such anyway, but if Larry says it's good to go, I'm a believer.
I agree with him. Back when I was a kid who couldn't even afford to change his mind, I had a Mustang with a whine and leak in the rear end. Pulled the cover and the ring a pinion gears looked worse than yours. Replaced the cover gasket to fix the leak and figured as soon as I could afford it, I'd get a junk yard rear end and swap 'em out. 2 yrs later I sold the Mustang with the same whiny rear end still under it.
yup - I’m still with Jim on this. While it would be nice if those gears were all nice and shiny-smooth....nothing on a bulldozer turns very fast and so I’d clean’em up, load-in the heaviest gear-goo you can find and enjoy.
I’ll bet the only whining you’ll hear will be guys like me voicing their envy at your cool new toy.
Show the Misses the following:
When she sees what Sally is doing she will be keen to join in the fun and will forget all about her abandoned car.
After all, a bull dozer is certainly not too weak to start tearing teeth off. And It won’t happen in the shop. Where would it break on you ?
Good point. I'll clean it up and take a close look at it tomorrow.
Hahahahaha!!! It'll break on the farthest part of the property from the garage!
That's where the tractor always runs out of gas. Then ya gotta walk back, and schlepp the gas can out to it.... 
(I thought I had enough fuel to finish the lawn!...)
