Here some photos I just took of the brass bushing in the lower drive shaft housing.
In my opinion it looks very good, no scratches shiny and smooth. I fit the drive shaft into the bushing and the fit is tight and smooth.
Regarding the old pinion gear, it is missing 2 teeth. The photo in the precious post was cropped/enlarged from the camera shot and would increase the grain and making it look very bad, it still isn’t good.
The new pinion gear will be a tight fit onto the drive shaft. However, with just a bit of tapping I was getting it where it needs to be, if it doesn’t go all the way I’ll round off the edges of the key as suggested.
I joined AOMC for purpose of getting sage and expert advice and you have all provided it. I’m confident that this gear box will work properly and will assemble it tomorrow. Any suggestions are most welcome.
Thank you.
