Keep rack gear clean or wipe it
Keep rack gear clean or wipe it
(OP)
I need to keep goop that lands on a rack gear that protrudes from a gearbox out of the gearbox. Using an o-ring type seal around the rack gear does not work because of the teeth. Boots and bellows have also been considered but are impractical because we need a travel 10X greater than the compressed length.





RE: Keep rack gear clean or wipe it
RE: Keep rack gear clean or wipe it
RE: Keep rack gear clean or wipe it
If so, you might be able to order a
plastic nut that would allow the
gear to pass thru it and then as it
retracts clean off the gear teeth.
The nut would be the mirror image
of the rack and mounted on the outside
of the gear box.