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orange4boy · 07-23-2016, 04:48 PM

Hi all,

I finally got around to getting into the guts of the dead transaxle from my gen1 Prius. Instead of a photo dump I'll set up an Imgur gallery.

The failure mode was the sun gear. It was run without oil and I think the needle bearings came apart because there were bits of them in between the gears. I'll post more gear pics. Lost some when my hard drive died.

Interesting bit is the fully impregnated MG2. I'm probably going to cut up the case and rebuild at least MG2 into a generator. I recently acquired a metal lathe so the scope of my project possibilities is widening.

Any requests for more/detailed pics and info? let me know.

Gallery

Teaser:

07-23-2016, 04:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
orange4boy Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Wet Coast, Kanuckistan. Posts: 1,275 The Golden Egg - '93 Toyota Previa DX 90 day: 31.91 mpg (US) Chewie - '03 Toyota Prius 90 day: 57 mpg (US) The Spaceship - '00 Honda Insight Thanks: 100 Thanked 306 Times in 178 Posts	Gen 1 Transaxle Teardown. Hi all, I finally got around to getting into the guts of the dead transaxle from my gen1 Prius. Instead of a photo dump I'll set up an Imgur gallery. The failure mode was the sun gear. It was run without oil and I think the needle bearings came apart because there were bits of them in between the gears. I'll post more gear pics. Lost some when my hard drive died. Interesting bit is the fully impregnated MG2. I'm probably going to cut up the case and rebuild at least MG2 into a generator. I recently acquired a metal lathe so the scope of my project possibilities is widening. Any requests for more/detailed pics and info? let me know. Gallery Teaser: __________________ Vortex generators are old tech. My new and improved vortex alternators are unstoppable. "It’s easy to explain how rockets work but explaining the aerodynamics of a wing takes a rocket scientist.