SB Fourteen (new model) question
I have the motor and transmission out of my South Bend Fourteen
(variable speed) Lathe. I was doing some test runs on it after changeing the oil, and noticed that the transmission is pretty noisy. Is this normal for these lathes? I remember a counter top sales thingy at auto stores. It was a plastic gear setup and you could see how quite the gears got when using this special oil or oil modifier.( I cant remember which.) What is everyones take on using some kind of oil modifier in the transmission? and if yes what brand. Thank you for your time. Bill |
SB Fourteen (new model) question
"Bill" wbbright@amaonlinecom wrote in message ... I have the motor and transmission out of my South Bend Fourteen (variable speed) Lathe. I was doing some test runs on it after changeing the oil, and noticed that the transmission is pretty noisy. Is this normal for these lathes? I remember a counter top sales thingy at auto stores. It was a plastic gear setup and you could see how quite the gears got when using this special oil or oil modifier.( I cant remember which.) What is everyones take on using some kind of oil modifier in the transmission? and if yes what brand. Thank you for your time. Bill Lucas Oil Stabilizer. Don't have any experience with it but have played with the "thingy" also and it looked pretty interesting. Steve. |
SB Fourteen (new model) question
Bill wrote: I have the motor and transmission out of my South Bend Fourteen (variable speed) Lathe. I was doing some test runs on it after changeing the oil, and noticed that the transmission is pretty noisy. Is this normal for these lathes? I remember a counter top sales thingy at auto stores. It was a plastic gear setup and you could see how quite the gears got when using this special oil or oil modifier.( I cant remember which.) What is everyones take on using some kind of oil modifier in the transmission? and if yes what brand. Last year I had an older Honda CRX. The synchros were a bit crunchy. Normally I'd just fix it with Redline MTL gearbox lube, in place of the 30W motor oil that is OE fill. The Lucas rep insisted I try their oil additive with their motor oil instead. I did, and the transmission shifted perfectly. Since then, I've used the Lucas stuff as an open gear lubricant on my Logan. It really quiets down the geartrain. I see no reason not to try it on a lathe oil-bath gearbox. |
SB Fourteen (new model) question
It worked very well. A definite reduction of sound. On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:41:47 -0600, Rex B wrote: Bill wrote: I have the motor and transmission out of my South Bend Fourteen (variable speed) Lathe. I was doing some test runs on it after changeing the oil, and noticed that the transmission is pretty noisy. Is this normal for these lathes? I remember a counter top sales thingy at auto stores. It was a plastic gear setup and you could see how quite the gears got when using this special oil or oil modifier.( I cant remember which.) What is everyones take on using some kind of oil modifier in the transmission? and if yes what brand. Last year I had an older Honda CRX. The synchros were a bit crunchy. Normally I'd just fix it with Redline MTL gearbox lube, in place of the 30W motor oil that is OE fill. The Lucas rep insisted I try their oil additive with their motor oil instead. I did, and the transmission shifted perfectly. Since then, I've used the Lucas stuff as an open gear lubricant on my Logan. It really quiets down the geartrain. I see no reason not to try it on a lathe oil-bath gearbox. |
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