[SEL] Noisy Gears

[paulmaples at sbcglobal.net]

Sounds like a good idea Dave. I use to repair electronic calculators and the 
early brands had a very noisy printer in them caused by the small gearing. I 
took some STP and added some Talcum Powder to it and this made a great 
lubricant that would adhere to the teeth and could not be thrown off. I 
never tried it on larger gears but sure worked on the small gears to quieten 
them down. I use to get at least a dozen printers in a week to the repair 
shop with complaints that they were noisy, applied the STP/Talcum Powder 
mixture and no more noise.

Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Ernst" <shop at cccomm.net>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 9:04 AM
Subject: [SEL] Noisy Gears


I've been bothered by the noise made by the timing and mag gear noise while 
running my engines and came up with an inspiration for you folks.
My hay bailer has huge bull gears that operate the plunger and they require 
a heavy lubricant twice a day when in operation. Last year the Freeman 
dealer gave me hell because I was using cheap after market stuff and 
insisted I use their product. I saw an immense difference immediately.  What 
this stuff does is that it coats the gears and in the open air it solidifies 
to a point that it is still somewhat flexible, yet fills all the gaps and 
worn areas between the teeth.  The noise factor of when the teeth mesh goes 
from loud to almost zero.
I am using it on my small engines and with great success.
The product is Bull Gear Grease made by J. A. Freeman & Sons, Inc. Part 
number F7626.
Just thought I'd share
Dave
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