(05-31-2015, 01:31 PM)fixkick Wrote: 5th?
the rear cluster 5th is loose.?
with the rear case removed its now just held by the cluster spline and that is not too strong. like that.
check the fit on that spine to gear 35.
and with 35 off feel the play in rear of cluster.? bearing 29 play.
or is this play in gear 23? top. that has a pin roller cage bearing 23???
Thanks for tips.
Fixed gear 5th, # 35 (on spline, lower countershaft) slides back and forth easily between reverse gear 52 and the bearing 31, about 1 mm. Won't need a puller for that I guess.
23, 42, 44 will each slide a little left-right on main shaft left and right, 23 will move left right about 1 to 1.5mm, toward syncro or towards washer 25.
I have the main shaft assembly out of the case at this point.
23 (5th) spins nice, feels ok so far though, like that needle bearing 24 is still good. (be nice if it is, since money is tight)
I will ponder the sealed bearings. If idle lube is a problem, I can get drift brakes installed up front, rev up, and drop the clutch at stop lights to keep things lubed. Though I would guess smoking at stoplights like that would be frowned upon.
Make a nice YouTube though. 
Fixed gear 5th, # 35 (on spline, lower countershaft) slides back and forth easily between reverse gear 52 and the bearing 31, about 1 mm. Won't need a puller for that I guess.
35 also rotates a little bit CW/CCW on the splines if you apply rotary force to it while holding the rest of the shaft immobile, such seems not-optimal. (0.5mm)
There a secret to the removal of the springy retaining rings at shaft ends? The manual shows crossed screwdrivers but that hasn't worked here (yet).