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June 17, 2019 at 11:57 am #177381
frankr
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    Yeah, it holds the drive shaft. Pinion gear floats on the forward & reverse gears. At some later time, they eliminated the support strap and instead let the drive shaft bottom out in the pinion. One reason you gotta have the right “look-alike” parts.