There seems to be a need for some sort of shimming on the shaft itself before the main gear. This is in addition to the shims that go between the upper housing and the bearing carrier or bearing cup. If all components, bearings and gears, are pressed on the shaft the assembly will not fit into...
There seems to be a need for some sort of shimming on the shaft itself before the main gear. If all components are pressed on it will not fit into the upper housing. By spacing the gear it can be made to fit but there is nothing between the gear and the shaft to hold it in place.
I have replaced my old impeller shaft on a 1988 baby king cobra. I removed the bearings from the previous shaft and installed then on the new shaft. When installing shaft in the upper gear housing the bearing carrier sits about 1/8 the inch away from the housing. When the small bearing at the...