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    Twin cylinder gear case also requires a steel shim and bronze spacer
    Take note of order steel shim is between bronze spacer and bronze bushing and the bronze spacer is atop the pinion gear. The easy
    way to get it all together is to have gear case in hand so it can be
    turned upside down, insert drive shaft just far enough to hold shim
    and spacer, then drop pinion gear in, Then hold gear case open end
    down while manipulating drive shaft and gear with fingers until
    things line up and drive shaft slips into place,
    There are other ways to do it, but, take it from a lazy man, the other
    ways are less fun.

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    Only the 14/19 gear sets require these shims ans spacer. Some pinion
    gears have a tall hub, shim and spacer not required. However, the
    shims on prop shaft are still needed.

    Gear case for a single cylinder model have a 12/22 gear set and do
    not require shims or spacer.

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by green-thumbs.
    • This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by green-thumbs.