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Gear Cutting - Gear Lapping, Gear Finishing
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Gear lapping is the process of imparting a very fine finish and high degree of accuracy to gear teeth. Lapping typically improves the wear properties of gear teeth.
To ensure smooth and quiet running, the Gears and Pinions are lapped after hardening. Lapping is accomplished by running mating pairs together in a gear lapping machine and feeding a liquid abrasive compound under pressure into the gear pair. The compound removes small amounts of metal as the gears rotate, thus refining the tooth surface and achive desired contact pattern.
One of the most common applications for gear lapping many are familiar with is the process of diff lapping. Diff lapping is the lapping of the gear teeth in a vehicles differential to improve gear life and increase strength by removing minor surface imperfections from the tooth profile.
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