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I'm setting 3rd gear (35306-59) onto a main shaft and I need opinions on two questions:
With the different sized 3rd gear washers (35365-36) now available, I'm able to tighten up the 3rd gear run-out, but I don't want to excessively side-thrust against the 3rd gear retaining ring when things get warm. I'm thinking that 0.10" cold clearance seems reasonable and should allow this notoriously noisy gear to run quietly. I'm using the post '58 main shaft third and cluster gears in this transmission. Does this seem assumption seem correct?
Also, the 3rd gear retaining rings (35337-36) that are sourced from my friends at Eastern don't fit nearly as tightly as the OEM rings. This worries me, as you can actually turn the ring manually with relatively little force when its seated in the main shaft landing. It's probably OK as I can side-load it pretty well and it doesn't jump out of the landing. But given the downside if the ring does jump out, my experience tells me that this should be a moderately tight in the main shaft groove, as were the OEM retaining rings. Does anyone have as source that they've successfully used for a heavier retaining ring?
Thanks....
With the different sized 3rd gear washers (35365-36) now available, I'm able to tighten up the 3rd gear run-out, but I don't want to excessively side-thrust against the 3rd gear retaining ring when things get warm. I'm thinking that 0.10" cold clearance seems reasonable and should allow this notoriously noisy gear to run quietly. I'm using the post '58 main shaft third and cluster gears in this transmission. Does this seem assumption seem correct?
Also, the 3rd gear retaining rings (35337-36) that are sourced from my friends at Eastern don't fit nearly as tightly as the OEM rings. This worries me, as you can actually turn the ring manually with relatively little force when its seated in the main shaft landing. It's probably OK as I can side-load it pretty well and it doesn't jump out of the landing. But given the downside if the ring does jump out, my experience tells me that this should be a moderately tight in the main shaft groove, as were the OEM retaining rings. Does anyone have as source that they've successfully used for a heavier retaining ring?
Thanks....
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