Overfilled Gearbox

Modified on Sunday, 01 February 2015 10:11 PM by mpieler — Categorized as: Extrusion Hints

Overfilled gearbox
Vol.20 #3, Dec. 1993

If the oil level in your extruder gearbox is too high, excessive oil can be thrown into the high speed gear mesh.

This can increase the bearing loads and, in extreme cases, increase the noise level from the gearbox.

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