A brief foray into the garage this evening accompanied by an audio book by Nevil Shute “Slide Rule” (if you are in anyway engineeringly minded, a fascinated listen / read)… but I digress…

The objective was to remove the main shaft, main bearing (and it’s carrier) and strip all the gears off the main and lay shaft. Nearly all of this was achieved.

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With a gentle tap, the main shaft comes out from the bearing and can be removed from the front of the main case
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Removal of the giant spring clip form the bearing carrier
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Cleaning some of the gloop way reveals the date 14 Feb 1966. This has been stamped rather than cast the significance of which I will try and find out. It may be the build date… on valentines day…. Sweet 😉
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Bearing carrier ready to be drifted out of the main case
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Bearing carrier having been drifted out of the main case
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Main shaft bearing waiting to be drifted out of the bearing carrier (lots of drifted this evening)
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Its a very tight fit. A little heat and the bearing comes out easily
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Main shaft bearing and carrier. No Taiwanese bearings in here.
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The reverse gear will take some more encouragement to remove. The whole shaft needs to be drifted out of the rear of the box and it was getting a bit late to be hammering things
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Gear assembly left to right: Transfer gear, main shaft, lay shaft
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Another puzzle to solve…. How to remove this spring clip from the main shaft???
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Component parts as far as I’ve got. Good night.