No Fun at the Fair…
A fairground ride near Manchester airport was out of commission due to a broken gearbox. The gearbox had failed because it’s housing was cracked and the oil had leaked out and the Worm wheel had worn. This meant that there was no drive and the ride was out of action.
A fairground ride near Manchester Airport was out of commission due to a broken gearbox. The gearbox had failed because its housing was cracked and the oil had leaked out, and the worm wheel had worn. This meant there was no drive, and the ride was out of action.
The gearbox was practically un-repairable: the housing was cracked, there was next to nothing left of the worm wheel, and all the bearings were in bits.
The delivery time for a replacement gearbox was 3 months from Italy, which meant that unless this gearbox was repaired, there would be no rides — and Paul, the owner of the ride, would be losing money.
Arrow Engineering were able to sleeve the bore of the housing, gear cut a new worm wheel, and replace all the bearings and seals, which enabled the drive to be back up and running.
Lead time for a new gearbox from Italy
Cracked bore repaired in-house
Gear cut to replace the worn original
The repaired gearbox kept the ride running for the full 3 months whilst the new gearbox was on back order from Italy — saving Paul months of lost revenue.
Why choose Arrow Engineering.
Years of engineering experience
Solving power transmission problems since 1981.
In-house manufacturing
No third-party subcontracting — tighter quality control, faster turnaround.
One-off or batch production
A single replacement part or a production run — we scale to suit.
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Combine with boring, keying and splining for a finished component.
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