On Thu, 2011-02-03 at 21:51 +1100, Erik Christiansen wrote: > On Wed, Feb 02, 2011 at 11:48:05PM +0000, andy pugh wrote: > > On 2 February 2011 10:22, Erik Christiansen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Ah, if it surfaces, and a scanner is conveniently close to hand, it'd be > > > interesting to see, but your ideas on how best to take up the slack are > > > most valuable. > > > > I needed an excuse to re-familiarise myself with Inventor, so > > http://picasaweb.google.com/bodgesoc/Gibbs#5569241816003725954 > > http://picasaweb.google.com/bodgesoc/Gibbs#5569241816003725954 > > http://picasaweb.google.com/bodgesoc/Gibbs#5569241836410270178 > > > The two angular contact bearings take the thrust loads, the needle > > roller bearing working directly on the worm shaft takes the radial > > loads. > > The bolt/coupling/collar pulls the inner races tight against a shim. > > Then the retainer bolts tension the outer races against the inners. > > Aaah, I'm grateful for the explanation, Andy. It seems straightforward > _after_ the methodology is explained. (The picture's worth more than a > thousand words, just so long as there are enough accompanying words. :-) > > Thank you very much for such wonderful detail. It'll save me doing it > three times, to get it right. > > Erik
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