My bsa was doing that to , someone had ground the second quadrant tooth so that it jammed on top of the ratchet teeth buggering them to , I've replaced all them and the bush on the ratchet , kick lever engagement alot higher . Cheers.
I did wonder if you could simply flip the quadrant 180 degrees and replace it so the unworn tooth faces now took the load. Some ship steering gear was like this: the huge gear tracks were made in two halves so that when the middle teeth started to wear, they could be flipped over with the end teeth in the middle, doubling their life.
Cheeky fix Ian, good spot on the quadrant.
Best wishes, Dean.
My bsa was doing that to , someone had ground the second quadrant tooth so that it jammed on top of the ratchet teeth buggering them to , I've replaced all them and the bush on the ratchet , kick lever engagement alot higher . Cheers.
Yes, seems to be very common
I did wonder if you could simply flip the quadrant 180 degrees and replace it so the unworn tooth faces now took the load. Some ship steering gear was like this: the huge gear tracks were made in two halves so that when the middle teeth started to wear, they could be flipped over with the end teeth in the middle, doubling their life.
Interesting thought unfortunately the quadrants are asymmetric, the semi-circle cut outs for the stop is deeper one side.
@@InTheShedUK And that's how we know Edward Turner didn't care about design for manufacturing or maintenance costs.