Hi, Carter.
Thanks for the information. I didn't even think to check roller
dimensions while I had them out and clean. My bigger concern was the
sloppy feel in the joint. Time will tell if it is worn beyond
usability.
Donald.
> Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 07:59:55 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
>
> Joe, et al,
> The key is that height of the rollers is just slightly
> less than diameter. The torque is transmitted from the
> outer groove face to the inner (or vice versa, depends
> on accel or deccel) by roller faces. If the rollers
> were all the same direction, then only 2 grooves would
> be carrying the load at accel (or deccel), but by
> alternating them it engages all 4 grooves.
>
> Might have been a 'running change' based on wear
> experience in the field.
>
> Carter
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