Hi people.
Just one question.
If oil is sprayed onto one side (non gear side) of a rotor by the oil jets on the eccentric shaft, and oil is sprayed onto the rotor bearings from the oil passages on the shaft lobes, how does oil get to the ring gears and stationary gears on the other side of the rotors? It has been a long time since I played around with these cars, hence the newb question 😂

 

The excess oil that is sprayed into the rotor gravity feeds the stationary gears.

 

I thought so. Thank you for the reply!

 

I thought, just to add from your PM in the original post,

When the Oil Jet in the eccentric shaft sprays into the underside of the rotor, the sprayed oil also makes contact with the irons. Excess oil runs down from the inside of the rotor to cool it as well as coat the bearing and compresses the oil to the teeth of the stationary gear. The stationary gears are also located in an oil passage that's fed from above by the irons, which also lubricates the stationary gear bearings.

The passages on the shaft lobes are used to lubricate the rotor bearing surface.

Spraying and Compressing oil causes a mist as well, so it gets pretty much everywhere.

 

Sorry, I was going from memory and I was actually incorrect, I've just gone through my engine rebuild pictures,

The Eccentric Shaft delivers oil to the Rotor Bearings through the Oil Passages in the Lobes, which the excess oil coats the stationary gear rings, the Jets in the Eccentric Shaft are only used to spray the inside of the rotor for cooling purposes,




The Irons don't need much oil, residual oil is spread by the excess oil being flung by the rotor and eccentric shaft whilst rotating, the chrome of the iron is a form of lubrication in its self, the oil control rings on the rotor act as a "spreader" for the irons, as well as ensuring that not too much oil isn't getting past to the side seals and into the combustion chamber, as the combustion chamber is already fed by the Oil Metering Pump or Premixed in Fuel.

There are additional Oil Passages in each end of the Eccentric Shaft that also delivers oil to the Stationary Gear bearings,

 

it would appear to be mostly fed by the excess from the rotor bearing and then some of the oil from inside the rotor itself will probably come through the passages behind the gear while the rotor is spinning. distribution is probably good since the shaft spins faster than the rotors do.

 

Thanks again.