Our LRDG Chev

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Andrew, I don't know what the inside of your g/box looks like.
It's just that the slinger is usually held with the bearing on the mainshaft, by a circlip. If you don't have a slinger in there, the shaft can then float back and forward. This affects other things, which is not good.
The slinger is usually to divert the oil from the seal, but it may also be there for a secondary purpose, to lube the selectors forks, selector shafts, interlock, detents etc. I am just having a guess and may well be wrong.

In saying that there must be someone around that has a donor Chev g/box, with a slinger in it.

Hello Andrew,

Following on from Lynn's email about the work of the "slinger". Have a look at this Chevrolet Instructional Video which shows what the work the slinger does in distributing the oil within the engine.

Accessed January 11 2016 from, Motor Oil: "Riding the Film" 1937 Chevrolet Engine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz2p1SvuYjY

Hopefully the sound works on your link. My computer is playing games at the moment

Kind Regards
Lionel