Our LRDG Chev

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Andrew H.

Hi Lynn,
Thanks for your helpful comments. We turned the shaft down a little, as it was slightly pitted, so the standard-size roller bearing will probably no longer fit. We won't use an EP oil in the gearbox, if that is not compatible with the bronze bush. I understand that the bush will only be under load in low gear and reverse. I am pretty sure we took the inner seals out of the bearings, but will check that again before we bolt the top cover on. Is the oil-slinger on the output shaft really necessary if we use sealed bearings? If so, we will have to find one from somewhere (maybe someone here has a spare one?). I should mention that we are a team of three, and the other two have a lot more expertise in gearboxes than I do.
Andrew

Hi Andrew,
Using a bronze bush is OK as that is what the Bedford version of the Chev box had, but you should have oil scrolls in it to allow the oil to get around the bush, inside and out.
The other point, if you have left the seal in the output bearing on outer side, this will not allow oil to get to the speedo drive (I see this is a 4x2 so drive should be fitted).