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How the Royal Enfield Bullet 4-speed gearbox works
Mauro Werder

July 8, 2009

Previously, I've wondered how the gearbox really works and now that I have it apart, I could figure it out. I thought I write it down so other people could get an idea without taking it apart.

Parts

The numbering is identical to the Snidal's Workshop Manual and the Factory Manual.

Shafts

There are three shafts: the mainshaft (14) which transmits the rotation from the clutch into the gearbox; the layshaft (22) which transmits the rotation of the mainshaft to the countershaft (12, aka mainshaft sleeve) in all but fourth gear. The the mainshaft turns inside the countershaft, which is, as the other name suggests a sleeve. The sprocket of the secondary chain is fixed to the countershaft. The mainshaft turns clockwise, layshaft counterclockwise and the countershaft again clockwise (as does the wheel), as seen from the side of the gearbox (not from the primary drive side).

Pinions

There are four kinds of pinions:

- fixed onto the shaft (fixed)
- moveable in direction of the shaft axis but cannot freely rotate (slidable)
- pinions which can freely rotate but do not move along the shaft (rotatable)
- pinions which can both freely rotate and move along the shaft (slide&rotatable)

On mainshaft

- high gear pinion (16, 15 tooth, fixed)

On layshaft

- high gear and kickstart pinion (19, 25 tooth, fixed)
- third gear pinion (20, 22 tooth, slide&rotatable)
- second gear pinion (21, 19 tooth, slide&rotatable)
- low gear pinion (23, 15 tooth, fixed)

On countershaft

- sliding gear (13, 21 tooth and 18 tooth, slidable)
- low gear pinion (11, 25 tooth, fixed)

Gear selection

The gear is selected by movement of the gear operator fork (26) which moves the pinions 20,21 (on the layshaft) and 13 on the countershaft. The fork is moved by the bellcrank (30, aka gear operator).

First gear



The gear operator fork (26) is to the far right (as seen in the figures, corresponding to the left hand side of the motorbike). Pinion 16 turns 19, the layshaft transmits the rotation onto 23, which turns 11. 11, being rotatable, is interlocked with the sliding gear (13) and thus transmits the rotation to the countershaft. Pinions 20 and 21 rotate due to the rotation of 13 but do not actually contribute anything.

Gear ratio:

(16):(19) * (23):(11)
15T:25T * 15T/25T = 0.36

Neutral



The fork (26) is a bit further to the left and thus the pinion 11 is not interlocked with the slider gear (13) anymore. As the Pinions 20 and 21 still rotate freely, no rotation is imparted onto the countershaft.

Second gear



The layshaft is rotated by pinion 16 turning 19. The fork (26) is again a bit further to the left which causes the protrusions (marked a in figure for 3rd gear) on the right of the layshaft to lock into the pinion 21. 21 then transmits the rotation on to the slider gear (13) and thus the countershaft. Note that:

Pinion 20 is rotatating at a different rate than 21 but as it is not fixed to anything this has no effect.
Pinion 11 is still turned by 23 but now it is not locked to the countershaft and has no effect.
Gear ratio:

(16):(19) * (21):(13 right)
15T:25T * 19T:21T = 0.543

Third gear



The layshaft is rotated by pinion 16 turning 19. The fork (26), again further to the left, such that the protrusions (marked b in figure for 2nd gear) on the left of the layshaft lock into pinion 20 which turns the slider gear (13) and thus the countershaft.

Gear ratio:

(16):(19) * (20):(13 left)
15T:25T * 22T:18T = 0.733

Fourth gear



Even though the layshaft is still rotated by pinion 16 turning 19 it has no effect in fourth gear. The fork is to the far left and neither pinion 20 nor 21 are locked to the layshaft, nor is pinion 11 locked to the countershaft. However the slider gear now interlocks with pinion 16 and thus the countershaft rotates at the same rate as the mainshaft.

Gear ratio:

1

False neutrals

They are needed in-between gears as otherwise, during the shifting operation, two gears would be selected at the same time, causing the gears to lock up.

Kickstart

The gearbox needs to be in neutral for the kickstart to work as otherwise not only the engine is turned but also the rear wheel. The kickstarter pawl (34) grips on the inside of pinion 19 and turns it counterclockwise. 19 turns pinion 16, thus the mainshaft and with it the engine.

Licence
This work is licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0.
Mauro Werder 2009-07-14 [/u]

[Łysy]

Skrzynia biegów to wynalazek szatana. Tam siedzą małe diabły i robią co trzeba.Nie należy tam zaglądać i im przeszkadzać. Całe szczęście te skrzynie są pancerne. Rzadko się psują.

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Przy okazji wymieniłem łożyska i uszczelnienia, choć były dobre.
Ta skrzynia jest banalna ...

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Musisz być potężnym egzorcystą :)

[Sello]

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