All,
I recently bought a B6100 that needs a little love. The front bearing, seal and snap ring are out of place for the transmission shaft that connects to the front axle drive shaft. I have managed to drive the bearing back into the housing (rearward) except that it's about a snap ring width from being home. In other words, I can just see the beginning of the snap ring groove. The shaft won't move any further rearward. It's hard against something. I am hoping someone here has had these transmissions apart and can tell me what could keep that shaft about a snap ring width too far forward. I don't really want to split it, but something tells me that a shim is out of place or something and splitting it is the only way to get it right.
I've attached two pictures. One is taken from the top with the shifting cover removed. If you look along the left side of the 15-22 spur gear on the reverse shaft you'll notice about 1/8" gap between the gear and the shoulder of the shaft. The gear itself seems to be centered well with the spur gear on the second shaft, so I feel that the gear is in the right spot. That means the shaft needs to move further rearward. The second picture is from underneath and shows the bearing in the housing. If you look very closely you will see a thin black line right at the edge of the bearing outer race. I believe this is the beginning of the snap ring groove.
I appreciate any experience you guys can offer regarding the assembly of these transmissions.
Thanks,
Aaron
I recently bought a B6100 that needs a little love. The front bearing, seal and snap ring are out of place for the transmission shaft that connects to the front axle drive shaft. I have managed to drive the bearing back into the housing (rearward) except that it's about a snap ring width from being home. In other words, I can just see the beginning of the snap ring groove. The shaft won't move any further rearward. It's hard against something. I am hoping someone here has had these transmissions apart and can tell me what could keep that shaft about a snap ring width too far forward. I don't really want to split it, but something tells me that a shim is out of place or something and splitting it is the only way to get it right.
I've attached two pictures. One is taken from the top with the shifting cover removed. If you look along the left side of the 15-22 spur gear on the reverse shaft you'll notice about 1/8" gap between the gear and the shoulder of the shaft. The gear itself seems to be centered well with the spur gear on the second shaft, so I feel that the gear is in the right spot. That means the shaft needs to move further rearward. The second picture is from underneath and shows the bearing in the housing. If you look very closely you will see a thin black line right at the edge of the bearing outer race. I believe this is the beginning of the snap ring groove.
I appreciate any experience you guys can offer regarding the assembly of these transmissions.
Thanks,
Aaron
