Hi Tony
One solution I have seen to the problem of the first gear end of the laygear
spalling is to fit two needle bearings at that end. it involves deepening
the bearing bore by sufficient depth to allow the pair of bearings to fit
but I gather it works really well. half the load twice the life?
Graham.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Rhodes"
Subject: layshaft bearings
> I did a little research on the layshaft and its failures. I thought about
> replacing bearings with bushings, but I found that the load is too great
for
> any bushings I could find. The layshaft fails when the hardened surface
> delaminates from the softer metal underneath. I would want to get a
better
> layshaft. Thicker hardened surface would be the ticket, I think.
>
> That layshaft area around the first gear takes some mighty loads!
>
> -Tony
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