摘要 |
<p>Manufacture of a toothed clutch of the type comprising a first rotary clutch part provided with clutch teeth, a second rotary clutch part and an intermediate member provided with clutch teeth and movable relative to the second clutch part via interengaged splines to bring the coacting clutch teeth into and out of interengagement. The invention includes the step of grinding the clutch teeth of the intermediate member, or of grinding a datum diameter for use in subsequent grinding of the clutch teeth of the intermediate member, or of balancing or checking the balance of the intermediate member and the second rotary clutch part, whilst torque is present between the intermediate member and the second rotary clutch part whereby to simulate at least partly the torque conditions that exist between them when the clutch is transmitting torque. The invention also includes apparatus for use in the method.</p> |