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21st Dec, 2009 at 09:53:13am

Hi!

Am I right in thinking that the laygear & shaft are only fed with oil that finds it way through the smal holes in the layshaft or can squeeze passt the thrust washers?

Or does the rotation/centrifugal force have like a pump effect (rotation forces oil out via the thrust washer ends and draws oil through the shaft) on oil circulation?

If so - could it work to drill a hole in the laygear so more oil gets out and then in? Or any other ideas to improve oil feed to the layshaft? :)

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Jan

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21st Dec, 2009 at 10:12:37am

Jan, this has been done a few times, if you do a search on here you will find photos of this done

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Germini, black forrest

26th Dec, 2009 at 11:49:38pm

Hi Jimster! I hope this doesn't sound like a lame excuse (it isn't, honest! :)); but I didn't find much when I was searching... Pointers for the right words to search for...? :/

I found mini13's thread about pressure feeding the laygear/shaft assembly - but that's a bit 'over the top' for what I'm after...

Best regards,
Jan *smiley*

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27th Dec, 2009 at 01:28:15am

i think someone made 'buckets' to catch oil and drip feed these?

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29th Dec, 2009 at 06:17:59am

Hello, Did this to the spare race transmission also in the process the SC/CR laygear was knackered in the small bearing area pressed in a bronze 660 bush to take the bearings place and pressure fed the end of the layshaft through the flywheel housing using an fittings. have not run it. but it is a common repair with the spridget guys.

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