CRANKSHAFT / TRANSMISSION 8-15
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Transmission Shaft Installation
.Be careful of the following.
OApply engine oil to the sliding portion of the gears and
bearings.
O Check to see that the set pins and set rings are in place.
O Install the drive shaft and output shaft into the upper
crankcase half.
3. Steel Balls
1. Gear
2. Shaft
Transmission Disassembly
.Remove the transmission shafts.
.Using the circlip pliers (special tool: 57001-144) to
remove the circlips. disassemble the transmission shafts.
.The 5th gear on the output shaft has three steel balls
assembled into it for the positive neutral finder
mechanism. Remove the 5th gear as follows.
O Set the output shaft in a vertical position holding the
3rd gear.
OSpin the 5th gear quickly and pull it off upward.
.Replace any circlip that were removed with new ones.
.Install the circlips so that the opening is aligned with a
spline groove.
.Install the toothed washers so that the teeth are not
aligned with the circlip opening.
T ransmission Assembly
.Install the gear bushings on the shafts with their oil
holes aligned with the shaft oil holes.
.Fit the steel balls into the 5th gear holes as shown