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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
alton gearbox-oil conversion??
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<blockquote data-quote="Monkeypants" data-source="post: 44429" data-attributes="member: 2708"><p>I got about 3,000 miles from the first set of plastic gears and roughly the same from the second. The alton is sped up by the gearbox,, not slowed down, so it really cranks out a lot of power at low speed. I have the later direct drive Alton on there now, no gear to go wrong, but takes more engine speed to balance the full electrical load.</p><p> I recall reading that Marcus Bowden put gear oil in the Alton trans and had gone quite a distance that way. This was a couple of years ago, so perhaps Marcus will post as to whether that unit is still working? The grease soon flings off and then the gears get hot , there goes the teeth. I could see where gear oil might help, but the best might be metal gears of some sort with gear oil as well. Glen</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Monkeypants, post: 44429, member: 2708"] I got about 3,000 miles from the first set of plastic gears and roughly the same from the second. The alton is sped up by the gearbox,, not slowed down, so it really cranks out a lot of power at low speed. I have the later direct drive Alton on there now, no gear to go wrong, but takes more engine speed to balance the full electrical load. I recall reading that Marcus Bowden put gear oil in the Alton trans and had gone quite a distance that way. This was a couple of years ago, so perhaps Marcus will post as to whether that unit is still working? The grease soon flings off and then the gears get hot , there goes the teeth. I could see where gear oil might help, but the best might be metal gears of some sort with gear oil as well. Glen [/QUOTE]
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