Rear Layshaft Bearing

[esray]

Dear Forum,

I have stripped down both my gearbox in use and my spare gearbox. In both gearboxes, the rear Layshaft Bearing split open when I pulled the gearbox casing away from the bell housing (in accordance with the instructions in HBOL), leaving the outer casings of both of the rear layshafts' in situ in the rear of the gearbox and in so doing, presenting themselves as a sort of 'needle roller bearing', attached to the end of the layshaft?

Is this normal, or have these layshaft bearings failed, please?

ATB Ray

 

[harveyp6]

That's how they're supposed to be. If they were one piece you wouldn't be able to fit them.

 

[esray]

That's how they're supposed to be. If they were one piece you wouldn't be able to fit them.

Thanks Harvey,

The bearing is not shown in two pieces in HBOL, but It did seem a bit of a coincidence!

ATB Ray