Counter shaft alignment

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Re: Counter shaft alignment

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Nick,
Send me an email. I have a case that uses the caged roller and the main drive gear for it if you are interested.
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Re: Counter shaft alignment

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nanonevol,
After seeing shifter shaft, definitely safer to replace the case.
If there is no evidence of accident damage (like bike slammed hard by car, big hit to clutch deformed wall of trans, feeling for the rider right now), could also be a MoCo screw up, replaced under warranty, but not returned to factory for supervised scrapping, later re-discovered and sold off, not supposed to happen, but it did.
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Re: Counter shaft alignment

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Anybody need an aluminum planter?
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Re: Counter shaft alignment

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nanonevol wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:17 pm Anybody need an aluminum planter?
Already have a few. Now I'm making a lamp out of my old pitted gears and spent mainshaft.
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Re: Counter shaft alignment

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Just out of curiosity, have you set the case in the frame?
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Re: Counter shaft alignment

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nmaineron wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 5:21 pm Just out of curiosity, have you set the case in the frame?
No, I don't have the base part it bolts to yet, I did try the top and sure enough, the alignment pins don't line up.
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Re: Counter shaft alignment

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Here is a photo I found on Ebay of a "new" main drive gear.
Can we assume the bushing is in correct?
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(I thought I was being told it was the other way 'round.)
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Re: Counter shaft alignment

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Yep, close oil "scroll" to outside does not break out of bush (to keep the oil where its needed), inner helix grooves do break out of bush (to get the oil to where its needed)
IMO With the small seal to mainshaft, you don't really need the outside scroll.
But I wouldn't use the steel backed bush, go for solid bronze like you already have.
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