01-02-2017, 04:32 PM | #31 | |
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Don, we can agree to disagree here. I might add, I recall no one saying in this entire thread that they ever had to replace a worn gear box on their segway. The OP did indicate that his obsession with clean oil was considered a disease by his mother in law, but no one said they ever replaced a worn gear box. Also, YOU said he was doing it because of a noise. The OP never said that. Perhaps this just one more thing I am wrong about...
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01-05-2017, 02:31 AM | #32 |
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I'm pretty sure that the Segway gearboxes will outlast the rest of the machine (as well as me.) I'm still on the fence about changing the oil on my 2010. Again, it would only be to try a heavier oil to see if it quiets down at all.
Before resorting to that, I decided to try to quiet the fenders. To me, it seemed that they might be the main culprit for the resonating gear noise. I took an extra set of fenders to a shop that does bedliner and coatings. I had them spray the fenders with a thick layer of the softer version of bedliner (low-pressure). They are certainly heavier and are acoustically dead when you tap on them. I thought I had the noise issue figured out. Well, it didn't seem to make much difference at all. Still a noisy Seg (and $80 down the drain.) So, I guess the noise will remain unless I decide to try heavier gear oil. I'll probably just leave it as is instead of continuing to spend time and resources experimenting. I'll let someone else try heavier oil. I tried coating on the fenders, and it showed no improvement. |
01-05-2017, 12:10 PM | #33 |
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That was pretty drastic experiment Seth! - $80 for enough bedliner to cover two Seg fenders?? You can buy a spray can of that stuff for $10 or so you know
I bought 5 cans of it and did the interior of a 9' boat - Came out great, but the outboard was still as noisy as ever Don |
01-05-2017, 05:27 PM | #34 |
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Mates, if you do not have the how to fix the output shaft, replace the gear box.
Another type, or new oil does not fix it. Check my posts, you'll find one where I describe the way to fix the shaft, pictures attached there. Cheers mates! |
01-05-2017, 05:35 PM | #35 |
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http://forums.segwaychat.org/showthr...ad.php?t=33755
Shaft is not "hardened", instead of "tepereed". |
01-09-2017, 04:26 PM | #36 | |
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I'll revisit the gearbox from the 2006 i2 that I have open. A quick "file test" will tell if there is any hardening to the shaft at all. The new axle design (implemented some time in 2007) may have solved both of those problems. I haven't been into the gearboxes of my newer machines ('08 and '10), so I don't know if the updated axle design included any sort of axle treatment. I've got the lathe on which I could do the work, but I'd rather not if it will simply be a fools errand. Did the axle mod/repair make the machine quiet again? |
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