Posted by John on Monday, February 04, 2002 at 4:31PM :
In Reply to: Chain Drive - Not PW related posted by Sean on Sunday, February 03, 2002 at 7:32PM :
It was a lubrication problem, not metalurgy.
It was not till the development of a gear lube that solved the reliability problem of the weight being caried and power delivered by the rear axle.