Any Albion experts out there?
My Challenger has the kidney-shaped 'box, which I'm trying rebuild. Being new to these gearboxes, I'm a bit puzzled at some of the design features.
Firstly, the kickstart shaft has an o-ring where it goes through the inner cover. Why?
The selector quadrant doesn't have an o-ring, so presumably the oil will seep into the outer cover eventually.
Is the control ratchet thingy not meant to run in oil?
How did BSA manage to make a strong, reliable gearbox with about 20 less components?!
Cheers,
Andrew
My Challenger has the kidney-shaped 'box, which I'm trying rebuild. Being new to these gearboxes, I'm a bit puzzled at some of the design features.
Firstly, the kickstart shaft has an o-ring where it goes through the inner cover. Why?
The selector quadrant doesn't have an o-ring, so presumably the oil will seep into the outer cover eventually.
Is the control ratchet thingy not meant to run in oil?
How did BSA manage to make a strong, reliable gearbox with about 20 less components?!
Cheers,
Andrew
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