Burman RPD

[olaf.suess]

Hi Folks ,
I’ve run into a problem here.
Has anyone ever had the gear quadrants for a Burman RPD reproduced? Does anyone happen to know where they might still be available for purchase?
I have several kickstarter assemblies here—they could all be RPD models—but they are all slightly different from one another... and worn out.Tooth loss.
Perhaps others have encountered this same issue; how did you go about solving it?
I would also be open to buying a complete kickstarter assembly, if one happens to turn up.
I’ve attached a few photos.
have been installed in several Ariel models.
And I need them for several gearboxes.

Best wishes
Max and Olaf

[Roger Gwynn]

The part number for the quadrant is 62R/M1 until 1930 when it changed to 118X/M1 because Burman decided that if a part was fitted to more than one gearbox it would use X instead of the gearbox model number. 118X appears again in the early H gearboxes but is different to Q. I believe that Karol has had quadrants made for the model Q, which wont help you unless you can persuade him to make a batch. First it would be good to talk to the champion of the Colts, Jim Coleman, I don't think he is on the forum, Coleman173@hotmail.co.uk

[olaf.suess]

Hi,
Yes its all clear now
I was i contact to Jim ,it was a good help for me.
Best wishes max

[j.coleman]

As I said to Olaf, these fit with 5 splines to the Kickstarter, not the 6 spline that seems more easy to find.

[nadab_sardar]

Good to hear Jim was able to help, Olaf. The 5 spline versus 6 spline point is worth checking before you buy or commission anything, as a 6 spline quadrant will look right but won't fit the kickstarter shaft.

If you can't find original or NOS ones, it might be worth asking whether Karol would run a small batch for the RPD alongside the Q. You've said you need them for several gearboxes, so there may be enough demand between you and a few other owners to make a run worthwhile. Count the splines on each of your worn kickstarter assemblies first, since you mentioned they all differ slightly. That should tell you which ones are genuine RPD parts and which have been swapped around over the years.