I have just posted questions in the Nostalgia Forum about the early 30s Alfas - the Tipo A bimotore and the Monza - with reference to rear ends. Anyone who can help is invited to please go over and see what you can do for me.
In the interim, I ask on this forum, what are "Gleason" type teeth in a final drive?
Gleason Type Gears?
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Ray Bell
, Mar 09 2000 08:53
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Posted 10 March 2000 - 01:22
Ray Bell.
The only thing I could find on Gleason Gears. They are a US firm in buisness for 132 years and developed Hypoid Gears what ever that is.
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The only thing I could find on Gleason Gears. They are a US firm in buisness for 132 years and developed Hypoid Gears what ever that is.
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Posted 10 March 2000 - 01:28
Ray Bell.
The Hypoid gears may be the spiral cut gear teeth rather than straight cut bevel gear teeth. This is only a guess.
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The Hypoid gears may be the spiral cut gear teeth rather than straight cut bevel gear teeth. This is only a guess.
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Posted 10 March 2000 - 01:39
Ray Bell.
If Hypoid gears are spiral cut the advantage would be. Maximum contact of the teeth and minimun back lash=much stronger than straight cut bevel gears.
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If Hypoid gears are spiral cut the advantage would be. Maximum contact of the teeth and minimun back lash=much stronger than straight cut bevel gears.
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Posted 10 March 2000 - 03:48
Hmmm, from what I have heard, race cars have mostly straight cut gears though I don't know the (dis)advantages with these.
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Posted 10 March 2000 - 03:55
I think they are refering to the ring and pinion gears. Unless F1 cars don't use them.
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Posted 10 March 2000 - 05:13
Gleason is a manufacturer of gear grinding machinary. They pioneered the methods of milling helical bevel gears.
Helical gears are used primarily because they run quieter than straight-cut gears and hence are more appropriate for road applications. Racers prefer straight cut gears because they are lighter and more compact than helical gears. In addition straight cut gears do not put significant side loads on the input and output shafts allowing simpler bearings that do not have to deal with the thrust loadings. As well, helical gears are stronger in one rotational direction than the other making them vulnerable to breakage if asked to transmit engine braking loads, which are considerable in an F1 car.
Honda has used an interesting compromise in some of their street bike engines where they split the straight cut timing gears and spring load the two halves against each other. This quiets the gears by reducing lash, keeping the teeth in continuous contact.
Helical gears are used primarily because they run quieter than straight-cut gears and hence are more appropriate for road applications. Racers prefer straight cut gears because they are lighter and more compact than helical gears. In addition straight cut gears do not put significant side loads on the input and output shafts allowing simpler bearings that do not have to deal with the thrust loadings. As well, helical gears are stronger in one rotational direction than the other making them vulnerable to breakage if asked to transmit engine braking loads, which are considerable in an F1 car.
Honda has used an interesting compromise in some of their street bike engines where they split the straight cut timing gears and spring load the two halves against each other. This quiets the gears by reducing lash, keeping the teeth in continuous contact.
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Posted 10 March 2000 - 05:39
It alo says that Hypoid=Helical gears are used to transfer power fom the drive shaft to the rear axles. If they can handel a 3400 pound cup car on a road course I'm sure they can handel an F1 car. By the way Ray is talking about 60 years ago.
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Posted 10 March 2000 - 11:15
Hypoid gears describes the ring and pinion set where the pinion gear is placed below the centerline of the ring. This requires a special gear tooth shape, or Hypoid gears. I do not know if Gleason gear invented it or not...
I believe hypoid gear sets were developed for the Packard company in the late twenties so they could lower the drive shaft and as a result lower the floor of their car.
I believe hypoid gear sets were developed for the Packard company in the late twenties so they could lower the drive shaft and as a result lower the floor of their car.
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Posted 10 March 2000 - 12:13
It says that Gleason developed the concept for the Hypoid Gear setup.
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Posted 10 March 2000 - 14:31
Great help folks, I have my answer - now can someone go over and answer my other questions as efficiently?
Just to add a little to some of the side comments above - yes, race car gears - ie. first, second, third etc - are straight cut. They are stronger, noisier and easier to make (insignificant). Stronger is the key.
In every differential I have ever seen however, the hypoid crownwheel and pinion set is in evidence (also described as a 'spiral bevel' gear). And I've seen inside a lot of Hewlands and Colottis and so on. They are, of course, universal, in road cars (as far as I know), except in the Peugeot up to the last of the 404 sedans, which continued with the worm drive arrangement so popular with many car makers into the twenties, and with some truck makers for longer than that.
There is no doubt that the off-centre contact between the pinion and crownwheel - ie. the lowered driveline - can be a factor in choice.
Anyone wanting to see the alternative readily need only look at a Ford diff up to 1947, Ford being one of the very last people to adopt the hypoid final drive gears.
Just to add a little to some of the side comments above - yes, race car gears - ie. first, second, third etc - are straight cut. They are stronger, noisier and easier to make (insignificant). Stronger is the key.
In every differential I have ever seen however, the hypoid crownwheel and pinion set is in evidence (also described as a 'spiral bevel' gear). And I've seen inside a lot of Hewlands and Colottis and so on. They are, of course, universal, in road cars (as far as I know), except in the Peugeot up to the last of the 404 sedans, which continued with the worm drive arrangement so popular with many car makers into the twenties, and with some truck makers for longer than that.
There is no doubt that the off-centre contact between the pinion and crownwheel - ie. the lowered driveline - can be a factor in choice.
Anyone wanting to see the alternative readily need only look at a Ford diff up to 1947, Ford being one of the very last people to adopt the hypoid final drive gears.
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Posted 10 March 2000 - 15:13
Desmo has it right on! I think there's an additional factor in not using hypoid gears in racing. The hypoid gear wastes a signifcant amount of energy due to the wipeing action of the offset and curved gear surfaces. If you've ever put you hand on the differential of a rear drive car after a fast drive on a hot day you would have felt the wasted heat there, ouch!
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Posted 10 March 2000 - 16:57
I don't think you're right there, actually, Yelnats.
I notice that you're usually right on the pace and have a lot of background knowledge, but in this instance I think you might be going on instinct instead of knowledge.
But we'll ask the other experts - but only the ones who know - isn't it all calculated out so that there is no 'wiping' action?
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I notice that you're usually right on the pace and have a lot of background knowledge, but in this instance I think you might be going on instinct instead of knowledge.
But we'll ask the other experts - but only the ones who know - isn't it all calculated out so that there is no 'wiping' action?
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Posted 10 March 2000 - 17:14
I must admit I know nothing about how efficient hypoid gear drives are, but I believe it is well established that straight-cut gears are signifcantly more mechanically efficient than helical ones.
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Posted 10 March 2000 - 08:41
Ray Bell
Gleason I believe are more modernly also involved in the Gleason/torsen diff as used by Audi in some (all?) of their Quatros and Mazda in their latest incarnations of Rx7 and Mx5.
The torsen uses "worm" gears in the centre of the diff which allows up to 5:1 torque biasing but no lock. That is its not a limited slip or locking diff but it does give very positive drive to both wheels - assuming one is not in the air.
Great traction, smooth operation, but a little wastefull of power (they do run hot) due to the sliding action (rather than a more efficient rolling action) of the gears while differentiating.
For racing purposes they tend to be weak or heavy or even both together.
Gleason have a long and interesting history.
Gleason I believe are more modernly also involved in the Gleason/torsen diff as used by Audi in some (all?) of their Quatros and Mazda in their latest incarnations of Rx7 and Mx5.
The torsen uses "worm" gears in the centre of the diff which allows up to 5:1 torque biasing but no lock. That is its not a limited slip or locking diff but it does give very positive drive to both wheels - assuming one is not in the air.
Great traction, smooth operation, but a little wastefull of power (they do run hot) due to the sliding action (rather than a more efficient rolling action) of the gears while differentiating.
For racing purposes they tend to be weak or heavy or even both together.
Gleason have a long and interesting history.
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Posted 11 March 2000 - 01:36
Desmo.
Straight cut spur gears Are very strong. If we could mount the V 10 cross ways in the chassis we could eliminate the ring and pinion. But that isn't practical so we are stuck with what we have.
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Straight cut spur gears Are very strong. If we could mount the V 10 cross ways in the chassis we could eliminate the ring and pinion. But that isn't practical so we are stuck with what we have.
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Posted 11 March 2000 - 02:03
Art,
Honda had a transverse V12 in F1 - so a transverse V10 would be possible, it's just not desirable.
Ray,
Gleason differentials use a spiral worm gear to load a torque biasing device. Other manufacturers have employed a face cam and pin to load Belleville type washers which in turn drive thro multiplate friction systems. Full lock up differentials may use the ratchet and pawl, or a version of the sprag clutch.
Gleason manufactured gear shaving machines which produced "generated form" gear teeth as opposed to hob milling or single point shaving!
Nomatterhowhardyatryyacantpolishaturd!
Billy G
Honda had a transverse V12 in F1 - so a transverse V10 would be possible, it's just not desirable.
Ray,
Gleason differentials use a spiral worm gear to load a torque biasing device. Other manufacturers have employed a face cam and pin to load Belleville type washers which in turn drive thro multiplate friction systems. Full lock up differentials may use the ratchet and pawl, or a version of the sprag clutch.
Gleason manufactured gear shaving machines which produced "generated form" gear teeth as opposed to hob milling or single point shaving!
Nomatterhowhardyatryyacantpolishaturd!
Billy G
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Posted 11 March 2000 - 06:32
Bill - I think you got so carried away with your polishing attempts on excrement that you missed the point.
I'm talking about 1932, not what they do now. Thanks for your information, anyway - keep up those attempts!
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I'm talking about 1932, not what they do now. Thanks for your information, anyway - keep up those attempts!
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Posted 11 March 2000 - 08:53
Hey Raymondo,
No need to be so discourtious! 1932 or 2000, Gleason are still responsible for the 'generated form' tooth that made the Hypoid gear accurate, quiet running, durable, and affordable. Now ya just gotta take ya hat off to that - even if it is a 'corker'
These days (Y2K) the Gleason name is associated with the torque biasing differential that uses worm gears to load the bias mechanism.
I apologize for living in the 'here and now' and not reading your opening line to the full but living in the 'here and now' is probably why I'm 'going on 60, feeling 16'!
Oh - as a by, the polishing is done by the junior facility staff.
Hangyaganzyontneckiesneck!
PS Have a nice week end, I'm off to Lake Havasu now to work on a new compound!
Billy G
No need to be so discourtious! 1932 or 2000, Gleason are still responsible for the 'generated form' tooth that made the Hypoid gear accurate, quiet running, durable, and affordable. Now ya just gotta take ya hat off to that - even if it is a 'corker'
These days (Y2K) the Gleason name is associated with the torque biasing differential that uses worm gears to load the bias mechanism.
I apologize for living in the 'here and now' and not reading your opening line to the full but living in the 'here and now' is probably why I'm 'going on 60, feeling 16'!
Oh - as a by, the polishing is done by the junior facility staff.
Hangyaganzyontneckiesneck!
PS Have a nice week end, I'm off to Lake Havasu now to work on a new compound!
Billy G
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Posted 11 March 2000 - 10:02
Getting a little off subject, but the "transverse" transmissions that were all the rage a few years ago did NOT use a ring and pinion.
In a transverse box, the first gear set is a simple, on axis bevel gear pair that turns the drive 90 degrees (or transverse). The transmission shafts are both mounted transversely in the gearbox (instead of longitudenal as in most Hewland boxes). The final drive gear set is then a simple straight cut gear set.
The disadvantage of this layout is that it forces the gears to be in front of the differential.
In a transverse box, the first gear set is a simple, on axis bevel gear pair that turns the drive 90 degrees (or transverse). The transmission shafts are both mounted transversely in the gearbox (instead of longitudenal as in most Hewland boxes). The final drive gear set is then a simple straight cut gear set.
The disadvantage of this layout is that it forces the gears to be in front of the differential.
