crowfather
Newbie
So i took the gearbox apart today, cleaning as I went. I was following this video:
Everything looks mostly in good order so I am just going to replace the seals and o-rings that came with the rebuild kit. However, I do have a few questions that may or may not matter.
1. The pitman shaft splines have a cut through them from looks like a grinder wheel. Would this cause any slop? The rest of the shaft looks good. See attached photos.
2. There looks to be some retaining ring/clip in the bottom of the box casing, between the piston side and the stub shaft side. That wasn't mentioned in the video or elsewhere online. Should it be in there? Also shown in photos.
3. The worm gear looks to have some markings on it. I don't know if this came from the factory that way or not. Look at the photos and tell me if it looks strange please.
4. It looks like somebody tried to install a universal joint before, because the tip of the stub shaft is cut off. I don't think this matters but I wanted to point it out.
5. All my ball bearings are the same. The video suggests that half are black and half are metal. Is this evidence that somebody used the wrong ball bearings on a previous rebuild?
6. The casing had a bunch of sludge in it. It smells a bit like burnt gear oil, not quite that bad but the same flavor. I wonder if the orange color is a mix of different fluids over the years cooking together. Makes me think it was never rebuilt, contray to the last comment. I used a whole can of brake parts cleaner getting everything clear of fluid and gunk.
The rest of the components look good. No marring on the teeth of the pitman shaft or the teeth in the piston. No play in the bearing of the pitman shaft. Everything came apart rather easily, the lack of rust probably helps.
Has anybody painted one of these after a rebuild? I want to avoid rust in the future and maybe paint will help.
Thanks
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It is very thorough.Everything looks mostly in good order so I am just going to replace the seals and o-rings that came with the rebuild kit. However, I do have a few questions that may or may not matter.
1. The pitman shaft splines have a cut through them from looks like a grinder wheel. Would this cause any slop? The rest of the shaft looks good. See attached photos.
2. There looks to be some retaining ring/clip in the bottom of the box casing, between the piston side and the stub shaft side. That wasn't mentioned in the video or elsewhere online. Should it be in there? Also shown in photos.
3. The worm gear looks to have some markings on it. I don't know if this came from the factory that way or not. Look at the photos and tell me if it looks strange please.
4. It looks like somebody tried to install a universal joint before, because the tip of the stub shaft is cut off. I don't think this matters but I wanted to point it out.
5. All my ball bearings are the same. The video suggests that half are black and half are metal. Is this evidence that somebody used the wrong ball bearings on a previous rebuild?
6. The casing had a bunch of sludge in it. It smells a bit like burnt gear oil, not quite that bad but the same flavor. I wonder if the orange color is a mix of different fluids over the years cooking together. Makes me think it was never rebuilt, contray to the last comment. I used a whole can of brake parts cleaner getting everything clear of fluid and gunk.
The rest of the components look good. No marring on the teeth of the pitman shaft or the teeth in the piston. No play in the bearing of the pitman shaft. Everything came apart rather easily, the lack of rust probably helps.
Has anybody painted one of these after a rebuild? I want to avoid rust in the future and maybe paint will help.
Thanks
