How to Extend the Life of Your Grinding Gears and Increase Your Efficiency

Angle Grinder Gears - How to Extend the Life of Your Grinding Gears and Increase Your Efficiency

Recently i took the time to clean up my old Wampahttaieder and the mechanic says that the new angle grinder gears are in, so it will be back on the job soon. When i took the car into the shop, they told me that the first thing they did was take the air flow out of the radiator and then cleaned the surfaces and removed the oil. The mechanic then showed me how he cleaned the transmission pan. He removed all the dirty grease from under the motor and then let the transmission drain while he used a degreaser to remove the remaining dirt and grease from the transmission pan.

He also told me that the new angle grinder gears are not going to be as easy to start as the old ones. They cracked a lot easier than the old gears. I didn't really know how much easier they were going to be, but they did have a smoother motion when they first went in. That's when I realized that I should go ahead and pay it forward, and make my old mentors proud of me. You can do the same for me by helping to keep my gearbox clean and maintained.

I learned that the best type of angle grinder gears to use is called "logged gear", or "sprocket nut lock". Logged gear is very similar to a screw jack, but it doesn't have the blade that goes all the way around. Instead, there are two pieces of metal that lock in place, like a set of lock and key. This makes them very secure because you have to hit them lock tightly, or else you just can't lock it right. The benefit of having these gears is that it is very difficult to start your engine without them, and you don't have to worry about starting it with the spur as well.

So how did I get my angle grinder gears cleaned? I went out and got new bevel gears. I think they cost me a few bucks, but it was better than buying a new set, and I'm sure they will last a lot longer. When you get new bevel gears, you'll notice that they will be more expensive, and if you don't care as much about your motor being in tip top shape, then you might want to save the money and get new bevel gears, but if you have a lot of motors, or your gearbox gets a lot of wear and tear, you'll probably want to get the more expensive gears to keep the maintenance costs down.

For cleaning the bevel gears, you should run some engine grease down the shaft from the rear of the engine. Make sure you completely wipe off all the grease, and you need to leave no area on the shaft where it can hold water. If you run any type of engine grease, whether it's general oil or anti-static, you will want to make sure it is removed from the engine. Having grease on an engine will lead to rust, and this is exactly what a rabid badger said would happen if you didn't clean it properly.

Once you've cleaned the shaft, you'll have to find a place to store the grease, so that you won't have to continually run back and forth to the garage to find a good area to expand... which is precisely where he went wrong. If you have a big garage, or an isolated area, you may be able to store the extra grease inside of a plastic sleeve; just make sure you cut a slit at least two inches larger than the smallest piece of the grease before you plug it in. I have expanded my arsenal of specialty greases from standard spray paint to high performance synthetic greases; it's cheap, and its better for the environment.