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How well does that blue tape adhere to lexan and how well does it bend to the side without wrinkling?

I didn't enlarge the outside on the larger 5/8 section. I did enlarge the inner 3/8 section of the outdrive hole so the outdrive wouldn't make any side contact with the case where the outdrive goes through. Whewn you look through the case from the inside, you can see the outdrive bearing seal on the...

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7/16 tubing. That is definetly smaller than the bearing which is 10/16. In fact the inside of that bearing is 6/16 so the tubing just fits the inner ring of the bearing. That would probably make my outdrive holes too large since I bored them out for clearance. I'll get 7/16, 5/8 and 21/32 tubing and...

The brass tube making contact with the bearing race or te outdrive gear didn't have any affect of slowing it down with the lateral movement? I'm wondering if tapering the tube at both ends would help. It would be less surface contact on the gear and bearing. Now I just want the new bearings to arriv...

I never did see what size tube they used. I couldn't read the writing. But I think what you're saying is that it fits in between the outdrive gear an the 5/8 outside bearing. It pretty much barely touches the two for lateral movement. I was thinking that the tubing was 21/32 OD which would mean the ...

Thorp made internals? They musta been nice. Probably impossible to find today even on Ebay. I still haven't figured out this brass tube yet. But trying to figure it out I came up with an idea which may not be new. Use a washer that is 5/16 in diameter along with a piece of 5/16 OD brass tube. Cut th...

File down the shaft of the center spline or file down the hole that the shaft goes in? It would seem filing the shaft would lead to slop plus the bearing would be lose and possible start spining on the post. I just tried spinning the outdrive with one and two internal bearings. I saw no difference a...

Ed thanks for the link. I've been studying it and haven't quite figured out what he's talking about for the outdrives although I have an idea. The pages were hard to read even when enlarging them. I have all bearings including the outdrives. I'm replacing all of them with better bearings.

scr8p thanks for the catch. I forgot opposite ends of the diff shaft are different in the bearing adapters.

2) 3/8x5/8

2) 3/16x5/16

1) 1/4x3/8 FLANGED

5) 3/16x5/16 FLANGED

Thanks. I got it to come off but it took more than just twisting it! Hard to believe it doesn't loosen up on it's own from use.

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Anyone know how to remove the diff pinion gear fom the diff tube in the 6 gear transmission without destroying it? I tried to buy a new tube but had no luck finding one. These old parts are near impossible to find.
Thanks.

Yeah, nice tires and wheels! Where'd they come from? Or are they from 20 years ago and no longer made!!

I am now determined to rebuild his thing and make it spin at least 16 seconds! I already took it apart and started working on it. I'm ordering ABEC 7 ceramic bearings for it. What I have now are ABEC 1s. ABEC meaning how well the bearings turn. When my kids were little they wanted to update their ro...