Service Manual
Transmission Disassembly (cont’d)
Figure
66
6.
Remove the cotter
pin
from the top of the
shift
7.
Carefully
pull
the output shaft from the
transmission case, clean, and inspect all
components for wear
or
damage. Check the
input shaft ball bearing for roughness
or
excessive drag and replace any parts necessary.
If
ball bearing replacement is required, press the
ball bearing out using an arbor press.
8.
If service of any of the output shaft gears
or
the
gear selection system is required, remove the
left
pivot arm
as
described under Rear Height-of-Cut
System and Wheel Pinion Clutch Disassembly,
page
39.
NOTE:
It
is possible to replace the shift keys and
spring clip without removing the pivot arm
if
the
roll
pin
securing the gear sleeve to the output
shaft is first driven out. However,
it
is not
recommended since inspection of the inside of
the output gears is not possible.
9.
Pull the output shaft bushing, the spacer, the shift
collar, the shift keys and spring clip,
and
the shift
key sleeve from the output shaft.
IO.
Remove the three output shaft gears from the
output shaft.
1
1.
Drive out the
roll
pin
securing the gear sleeve to
the output shaft and remove the gear sleeve and
remaining output shaft bushing. Inspect all parts
for wear and damage and replace
if
necessary.
fork and remove the shift lever.
Transmission Assembly
The ‘Series
2”
transmission uses
No.
2
lithium-based
grease
as
a lubricant. When assembling, be sure to
coat all moving components with grease
to
insure
proper lubrication.
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Output
Shaft
Assembly:
1.
Slide the output bushing
onto
the output shaft,
flanged side last.
2.
Slide the gear sleeve onto the output shaft, tabs
last
and
secure with a new
roll
pin.
3.
Paint
a
light
coat of lithium-based grease on the
output shaft under the output bushing, on the
gear sleeve, and on the three output shaft gears.
Slide the three output shaft gears onto the gear
sleeve, notched sides last.
4.
Slide the nylon shift key sleeve
onto
the output
shaft,
large end first. Make sure
that
it
engages
the tabs on the gear sleeve.
5.
Coat the shift key sleeve with grease and prepare
the shift keys, shift collar, and spring clip for
assembly
as
shown
in
Figure
67.
KEYS
E
SHIFT
COLLAR
*-
Figure
67
6.
Slide the shift key assembly into the
shift
key
sleeve
until
the shift collar bottoms out.
7.
Complete the output shaft assembly by sliding a
spacer washer and the other output bushing,
flanged side first, onto the output shaft. Don’t
forget to coat these components with a
light
coat
of grease. See Figure
68.
Figure
68
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