[V8Vairs] Response to Kelmark Conversion ?

[Don Stephens]

Guys:

Thanks for the ideas.

It is sounding like the best idea would be to drive it (once I get a 
cover for the engine) until the thing brakes, and then look into the 
Audi thing...

Don



PatioMatt at aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 5/11/2005 10:30:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
>SadekCH at NSWC.NAVY.MIL writes:
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>>We have heard that running off the backside of the gear is "bad" and there
>>is general consensus that the ring rear and/or pinion wears rapidly. Why is
>>this?  
>>Could a stock ring gear (and Pinion?) be re-machined - the backside of the
>>gear - to put the proper bevel or whatever plus hardening to alleviate the
>>failure mode that has been observed? I have not seen any solution proposed
>>other than to have new gears made.
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>>Chuck s
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>Since no one is set up to cut "backside gears"  it would be $$$$  prohibitive
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>Several "reverse cut"  gearsets were made.......some were not 
>hardened.......and no one has made a new run...
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>These put the pinion back by the engine....
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>I think our Sandman / Mucho HP  guy runs a set...
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>Matt
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