Marital advice

[zellerj]

reversing gear

Hi Russ,

I assume the last picture you posted is the reversing gear. But it seams much different than the A4 reversing gear. Could you please explain the differences between the two? The A2 looks much simpler.

Best,
Jim

[lat 64]

Hmm, let's see

Hi Jim,
Yes, it's much simpler and much smaller. I tried to find some analogous parts to the A-4 reversing gear. I labeled the a-2 gear parts like the a-4 in attempt to do this. Refer to the diagram to help.
I do see that a locking bar(100) is not needed in the a-2 since the band brake is fixed to the case and not floating like the a-4 band.

The three arms don't seem to always need to be in contact with the "cone" (40) in the a-2. I can't tell yet really what I'm seeing but it looks like the small screw-like link from (79) to (99)is the adjustment for the clutch pack. Probably adjust that first and then adjust the band-brake bolt from outside the case. Perhaps that is needed more often.??
Too many other things to fix at home right now, but I'll post more later—just to muse for for mid-winter blues.

[Surcouf]

And so... what happened to it? rings got freed? did it ran?

Great purchase!

[lat 64]

It sits in warm dry storage under my work bench.
I bought a junky house, so thats been priorities.

Sad.