[R-390] Oldham Coupler Idea
Barry
n4buq at knology.net
Sun Nov 18 15:47:36 EST 2007
> It likely will have no effect on anything. Like Roger
> said, backlash is a function of friction, properly
> maintained that coupler should give no problems. If
> you want to improve its operation the best move would
> be to take out any mis-alignment by shimming the PTO
> mounts so that the shafts are as close to parallel as
> possible, then the Oldham coupler is basically out of
> the equation as it's only function is to make up for
> sloppiness in the shaft alignment.
> Joe
Didn't our good friend Nolan run a dial indicator on the coupler and adjust
things until it ran pretty much true. I seem to recall that.
Barry - N4BUQ
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