BRITISH STANDARD AUTOMOBILE SERIES BS AU

214a-1:1987
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ISO 8667:1986
Incorporating
Amendment No. 1

Specification for

Gearbox flanges —
Part 1: Specification for dimensions of
cross-tooth gearbox flanges, type T, for
commercial vehicles and buses

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Committees responsible for this

British Standard

The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by the Automobile

Standards Committee (AUE/-) to Technical Committee AUE/13, upon which
the following bodies were represented:

Department of Transport (Highways)

Freight Transport Association
Institute of Road Transport Engineers (Incorporated)
London Regional Transport
Ministry of Defence
National Bus Company
Road Haulage Association Ltd.
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited

This British Standard, having

been prepared under the
direction of the Automobile
Standards Committee, was
published under the authority
of the Board of BSI and
comes into effect on Amendments issued since publication
30 January 1987
Amd. No. Date of issue Comments
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5778 January 1988 Indicated by a sideline in the margin

The following BSI references
relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference AUE/13
Draft for comment 84/78655 DC

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Contents

Page
Committees responsible Inside front cover
National foreword ii
1 Scope and field of application 1
2 References 1
3 Dimensions and tolerances 1
4 Designation 1
Figure 2
Table 1
Publications referred to Inside back cover

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National foreword

This British Standard has been prepared under the direction of the Automobile
Standards Committee and is identical with ISO 8667:1986 “Commercial vehicles
and buses — Cross-tooth gearbox flanges, type T”, published by the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Terminology and conventions. The text of the International Standard has
been approved as suitable for publication as a British Standard without
deviation. Some terminology and certain conventions are not identical with those
used in British Standards; attention is drawn especially to the following.
The comma has been used as a decimal marker. In British Standards it is current
practice to use a full point on the baseline as the decimal marker.
Wherever the words “International Standard” and “ISO 8667” appear, referring
to this standard, they should be read as “British Standard” and “BS AU 214a-1”
respectively.
Cross-references
International Standard Corresponding British Standard
ISO 7646:1986 BS AU 214: Gearbox flanges
Part 2:1987 Specification for dimensions for type A
gearbox flanges for commercial vehicles and buses
(Identical)
ISO 7647:1986 Part 3:1987 Specification for dimensions for type S
gearbox flanges for commercial vehicles and buses
(Identical)
The Technical Committee has reviewed the provisions of ISO 1101:1983 to which
reference is made in the text, and has decided that they are acceptable for use in
conjunction with this standard. A related British Standard to ISO 1101 is BS 308
“Engineering drawing practice” Part 3:1972 “Geometrical tolerancing”.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity

from legal obligations.

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
pages 1 and 2, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the
inside front cover.

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1 Scope and field of application Example:

This International Standard specifies the nominal Designation of a type T gearbox flange of size code 1:
dimensions and tolerances which affect Flange ISO 8667-T1
interchangeability between cross-tooth gearbox Table
flanges, type T, and mating parts used on
Size d1 d2 d3 d4 l d5 d6
commercial vehicles and buses. code 0 0 + 0,2
± 0,5 ± 0,5 – 0,2 – 0,5 ± 0,2
Dimensions and tolerances of the mating parts, 0
other than those occurring at the interface of the 1 150 130 95 111 12 13 15
two flanges, are left to the discretion of the
manufacturer of that component. 2 165 140 105 121 12 13 15
3 180 150 105 128 14 15 17
2 References 4 200 165 125 143 16 15 17
ISO 1101, Technical drawings — Geometrical
tolerancing — Tolerancing of form, orientation, NOTE Gearbox flanges of types A and S, as specified in
ISO 7646 and ISO 7647 respectively, are designed for
location and run-out — Generalities, definitions, force-locking (friction) torque transmission, their capacity for
symbols, indications on drawings. transmission being determined by the size of the flange and the
bolts. As static or dynamic torque loads increase, however, a
ISO 7646, Commercial vehicles and buses — point is reached when these are inadequate, and there is a need
Gearbox flanges — Type A. for form-locking components.
ISO 7647, Commercial vehicles and buses — Increasing problems are being encountered with the flange joint
Gearbox flanges — Type S. in the assembly of drive shafts for heavy lorries, as power tools
cannot be used because of space limitations, and because the
large bolts, M16 type, have to be tightened steadily to a torque
3 Dimensions and tolerances loading of about 300 N·m for example.

Nominal dimensions and tolerances which affect the
interchangeability of type T gearbox flanges shall be
as shown in the Table and Figure.
Where the flange is formed by forging, an additional
groove either side of the driving teeth is permissible.
In this case the additional grooves do not form part
of the drive.
4 Designation
Gearbox flanges meeting the requirements of this
International Standard shall be identified by a
certain number of elements, to be given in the
following order:
a) reference to this International Standard;
b) type T;
c) size code.
With special vehicles it may also be necessary to replace the
engine, transmission units or axles in the shortest possible time,
but this can be impracticable with a conventional flange joint
which has, for example, ten M16 bolts.
This form-locking flange joint has been developed to avoid the
need to increase the size of the flange or bolts while achieving the
required performance or to simplify assembly.
Initially, a flange joint with spiral bevel-type teeth was developed
but this is expensive to manufacture. The flange joint specified in
this International Standard overcomes the problems described
above. It requires only four bolts which are smaller than
comparable flanges of conventional construction, and the
alignment of the drive shaft is not dependent on them. The drive
shaft flange and the transmission flange centre themselves
through the groups of teeth which intersect at 70° which
improves alignment, and play, which occurs in conventional
joints, is eliminated. As the drive is transmitted through the
teeth, the axial force which arises under torque loading, which
must be carried by the bolts, is relatively low. A further feature
is that jamming between flanges during dismantling is
prevented.
The teeth can be produced on a universal milling machine with
special cutters for short production runs, while for mass
production the use of a surface broaching machine is envisaged.
The simple tooth form can be measured easily, thus ensuring
interchangeability between components made by different
manufacturers.

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See national foreword.
Publications referred to
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