Gearbox Removal
I am not the expert.
First step is to get it into the lowest feed speed.
First step is to get it into the lowest feed speed.
To the right and below
Remove the drain shield. It is a piece of sheet metal with four (4) screws. Do not pull the gear box till you do this. With the shield removed you can see the pins that need to be removed. Shown with the drip plate and table off there are two rods. These rods link the side controls with the front. To the right the drift pins are removed. The are removed by tapping them up. The proper gear alinment for these rod are below. Don't do this with the tapper pins in. |
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The first thing to do is to remove the drain shield. It is a piece of sheet metal with four (4) screws. Do not pull the gear box till you do this.
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These two shafts are under the drain pan on the left. The tapered pins go up to remove. This allows the gear box to slide out. If you don't do this the gear box comes out 2 to 3 inches and then it will not go back in...
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Before I pulled the gear box I pulled apart the speed control. I though it was binding on that side. You do not have to pull this to remove the gear box but you do need to put it in the lowest gear.
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There is a score of Alen bolts holding the gearbox in. They are different lengths and there is one at the very bottom. I used two very long bolts to hold the gearbox up as I moved it out.
The long bolts I used can be seen to the right. You do not have to remove the handles or the auto feed selectors. |
I used two long bolts as guides and two more for sling mount/supports.
If you lock the saddle, you can use the the table in and out screw to run out the gearbox. The balance point is just on the inside of the gearbox. The mating face of the gearbox. I used two more bolts as the gearbox slide out to hook a sling to it. Seen hanging, it worked very well. When I did this, I did not have a problem. |
Going back together, I used pipe cleaners and wicks twisted together. The thought is this: in 30 years the next poor bastard that has to pull this apart... F him. But in case I have to go and fix something I could do it easily. If you look at the where the wicks come out the top, there are spot were oil is dripped on to them when the gearbox is installed. |
Going back together. I did have some issues getting it back together. Getting the speed transmission lined up was a pain. I ended up using white grease to figure out where the pins needed to be to fit into the shifting grooves. What I found out after I got this back together is to get it into the lowest gear before pulling the gearbox. |