Reduction gear rebuild

All the new parts have arrived so time to reassemble the reduction gear box.

First put the bearings in the freezer. This along with warming up the cases will make fitting easier.














First bearing in with the help of the vice.

Second bearing was a bit harder to fit but with a bit of heat and the use of a hydraulic jack it went in fine.

 In with the cover and then the threaded retainer.













Stub Axle Oil seal in the place.













Rear stub axle in.

??? cog fitted Lock washer










On with the center nut and bend up lock-tabs.












 28mm nut (yes I know its imperial but this socket fits nice)

Now for the oil seal

 Oil seal pressed in to the ???

Wind down the ??? until it it seats on to the bearing. It also has to line up for the cir clip.

























Cir clip in place at 3 oclock.

Blue Seal both half's.

Start to compress the two together. They were so hard to separate and now hard to press back together.











I had to use four temporary bolts to apply gradual pressure whilst tapping with a leather hammer.













Fit a new fibre washer to the drain plug and top up with 50mls of .

Fit the static break shoe pivot and the lock-washer.












All done.