Fig. 27.
With enough leverage, this kind of persuasion will loosen the worst of cases. Take the bars out and move B sufficiently to the right to allow A to take B's former position. Secure B by means of its set-screws in its new position and, by means of a piece of cord, fasten an arm of A to one of B's. It is evident that by throwing the main-shaft belt on to A it will, through A's cord connection with B, which is screwed to the shaft, cause the shaft to revolve, thus enabling you to file up and polish that portion of it formerly occupied by A. To prevent the countershaft from side-slipping out of hanger-bearing D1, get somebody to hold something against hanger-bearing D2 at E; or fasten a piece of wire or cord on the countershaft at F and the hanger D1, so as to prevent side-slipping while not interfering with revolution.
Filing, polishing, a cleaning out of the oil hole or oiler, and the taking of proper precaution against future failure of lubrication will put everything into first-class order. When the loose pulley is, as it is best for it to be, farthest away from the bearing, held in its place by the tight pulley and a collar, not only is the tight pulley better adapted for carrying its load, owing to additional support resultant from its proximity to the bearing, but such matters of small repair as come up are much simplified.
Fig. 28.
Fig. 28 in some degree, aside from the cutting up and heating of the bearings, illustrates the breaking strain, in addition to the usual torsional strain, which becomes enhanced in direct proportion with the increase of breaking strain, to which an out-of-line or out-of-level shaft is subject. The bends are exaggerated for illustration.
In this instance, the fact of one hanger-bearing being out of line or level subjects the shaft to a severe breaking strain. The shaft being both out of line and level does not, if both at the same point, aggravate matters, as might at first be supposed.
It is true that the full torsional strength of a shaft is only equal to the weakest portion of it, so that three weak spots more or less can, theoretically, make no difference one way or the other. But, practically, there is the undue strain and wear of the bearings at these points, and if a pulley transmitting any considerable amount of power is situated anywhere along the length A B it is sure to be unpleasantly in evidence at all times.
Only an eighth or a quarter out, but oh, what shaft-breaking stories that fraction could tell!