Posted by Harvey Snowden on October 29, 2011 at 22:38:44:
In Reply to: worm gear left or right hand posted by JIM Pollock on October 28, 2011 at 16:46:00:
For a worm and gear to fit in mesh, the hand of
the worm must be the same as the hand of the
gear.
R.H. worm runs with R.H. gear.
L.H. worm runs with L.H. gear.
The hand of the gear set affects direction of
rotation.