SWAN SI100E WORM GEAR CARNAGE
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 10:21 am
2015 Swan SI100E
Worm Gear Issues
Makes 150-300 cones a day, 7 days a week, no foot pedal.
Why does this keep happening to me!?!?!? My worm gear was destroyed on my new swan after about 5 months of heavy use. I have done a complete teardown and rebuild replacing it twice now with the same results.
The last one only lasted a few weeks, though I admit i set the ss work gear very close in a frustrated attempt to keep this from happening again.
The newest one today:
The last one after cleanup:
Any ideas!?!? I'm at my wit's end!! My intuition says I'm misaligning the motor but it seems to run quiet and smooth after I rebuild so I don't know. There is a lot of wiggle room with how to position the motor with the ss worm gear, but I have found no guidance on how to position it.
Thanks in advance for your expertise and time!
Andy
Cajun Sno
Little Rock, Arkansas
Worm Gear Issues
Makes 150-300 cones a day, 7 days a week, no foot pedal.
Why does this keep happening to me!?!?!? My worm gear was destroyed on my new swan after about 5 months of heavy use. I have done a complete teardown and rebuild replacing it twice now with the same results.
The last one only lasted a few weeks, though I admit i set the ss work gear very close in a frustrated attempt to keep this from happening again.
The newest one today:
The last one after cleanup:
Any ideas!?!? I'm at my wit's end!! My intuition says I'm misaligning the motor but it seems to run quiet and smooth after I rebuild so I don't know. There is a lot of wiggle room with how to position the motor with the ss worm gear, but I have found no guidance on how to position it.
Thanks in advance for your expertise and time!
Andy
Cajun Sno
Little Rock, Arkansas