pdora Senior Member Sep 29, 2010 #1 The Model A Bendix includes a large spring. What is its purpose? Does it function by stretching out, or by twisting around the shaft? Is there any detailed explanation of the unit somewhere on the Internet, preferably with illustrations?
The Model A Bendix includes a large spring. What is its purpose? Does it function by stretching out, or by twisting around the shaft? Is there any detailed explanation of the unit somewhere on the Internet, preferably with illustrations?
Tom Wesenberg Well-known member Sep 29, 2010 #2 It absorbs the shock of engagement, and it twists in (to tighten). If it expands out, you have the wrong spring.
It absorbs the shock of engagement, and it twists in (to tighten). If it expands out, you have the wrong spring.