Drawings for the Stage 3 Modifications
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Drawing of modified inner rotor
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The inner rotor with the retaining plate in it's new position
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The inner rotor with the retaining plate withdrawn and an insert showing it's position ready to be removed
The inner rotor of the Centa coupling is designed, as one might expect, to allow for quick changing of the rubber inserts, an essential in a sea going vessel. The application of this coupling in the Morgan Three Wheeler has been executed with the inner rotor the wrong way round to allow for quick changing of the inserts. To turn the rotor round would mean a change in design of the shaft and the ability to extend the shaft to fit a support bearing would be lost. the drawing above shows the machining modifications to allow the original retaining plate to be fitted at the other end. this means machining away the fixed flange. If you have fitted my support bearing the inserts will be retained at the forward end by the bearing carrier. If you choose not to fit a support bearing then you will need to have a removable retaining plate at each end, I can provide the second one should you choose that route. Please note that this modification requires the length of the inserts to be reduced to 58mm My kit comes with inserts of the right length, if you want to continue with the round Centa inserts then you will need to cut them down. I do not believe that this will be detrimental to the units operation.
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Picture courtesey of Austin Smith
Picture courtesey of Ian Brett
The bell housing has a hole in one panel, at the bottom to allow for greasing the old Harley davidson style cush drive, see the top picture above, taken with the bell housing in situ and the middle picture with the bell housing on the bench. do not be confused, some machines had the holes in different places, just follow the dimensions, even if the cut out does not include the hole - sorry not under my control.
The modification requires this hole to be enlarged and the dimensions are shown on the lower photograph above. The distance from the back edge of the cut out to the mating face of the bell housing is 27mm. This can be done with the bell housing bolted to an angle plate on a large milling machine. Alternatively if you wish to do it by hand then drill a hole approximately 20mm in dia at each corner and saw out the straight lines at the edge using a reciprocating power saw. A domestic jig saw could be used, with care, from the inside of the housing. If you prefer, a line of small holes can be drilled round the outline of the hole and this makes sawing easier. Most well equipped mechanics workshops will be able to carry this out. Be sure to smooth off all edges as you will need to work through this hole to remove the inserts and cuts and grazes are best avoided. It is important to cut the hole as close as you can to the webs on the housing, even then it will only just be wide enough for large hands..
This mod has to be carried out with the engine removed and so it should be scheduled in to coincide with clutch replacement, Centa insert replacement or the installation of my upgrade kit.
WARNING
My work has been published and I have no objection to individuals learning from my work in order to enhance their own knowledge or to make modifications to their own machines. Please, however, be warned that protection has been put in place to safeguard the intellectual property stemming from the research and development of the P.G.Bleazey drive train kit. It is a criminal offence to copy a registered design. Any person or organisation found to be copying or using my work for commercial gain will be pursued strenuously till they cease this activity and where appropriate, for compensation.
