01-03-2022, 10:48 PM
Well it was my mistake. The apparently extended inner race was actually the spacer which had worn into the bearing roller cage and the radius next toi the shaft on the inside of the inner race so that it was surprisingly well fixed and the joint inside looked like an oil groove. It did not come apart by knocking it laterally. I put it freely through my vice jaws and used a punch inside on the edge of the apparent oil groove and it fell apart. So apologies if you spent unnecessary time head scratching! Well I did as well.
The new pinion shaft unfortunately has a 1" diameter for the bearing instead of the original 1.125". It looks as if I will have to use the 1"/2.5" ball bearing as there does not seem to be a roller bearing available in that size. I am waiting for the shaft to arrive to see if I do need to have a new spacer made but you are probably right Tony.
The new pinion shaft unfortunately has a 1" diameter for the bearing instead of the original 1.125". It looks as if I will have to use the 1"/2.5" ball bearing as there does not seem to be a roller bearing available in that size. I am waiting for the shaft to arrive to see if I do need to have a new spacer made but you are probably right Tony.