Is a cracked engine sprocket a common occurance or more likely a faulty part ? it was relatively new. Crack is at the bottom, starting at the keyway
dan
Fairly new...
- Log in to post comments
Should have bought a Massey…
Should have bought a Massey Ferguson! This was from a supplier I regularly use, I'll contact them on Tuesday before I mention their name, I cant help thinking that the thread on the crank should strip before the sprocket cracks.
- Log in to post comments
Not something I have ever…
Not something I have ever come accross, However with several different and reversing forces acting on the stress raiser that is the woodruff key slot , I am surprised we have not seen more as fatigue and old age increases. Wear pattern suggests alignment worth checking along with taper engagement.
- Log in to post comments
Robert It was a new sprocket…
Robert It was a new sprocket - the alignment is slightly off but the best I can do with the 3 available offsets. I'll double check the taper (and key) when I get a replacement
Dan
- Log in to post comments
I have never heard of an original sprocket cracking. I do wonder if this is an aftermarket one and perhaps not to the original specification.
I did have an original sprocket break clean in half on my New Holland 276 baler. A replacement from New Holland was £1200 + VAT. The second hand one at £120 seems like a bargain by comparison. And you thought bike spares were expensive...