[AJD] 530 Transmission

[whodunnit]

Kenneth Jones wrote:

> I could use some expert advise.  In putting the transmission in my 530 back togeter I am replacing all of the bearings and races. One race is giving me some problems and thought that you guys may have a quick and easy solution.  On the sliding shaft, there is a race on the end of the shaft that fits into the bearing in the transmission drive gear. The race has a beveled shoulder so I cannot get a puller to grab onto the race. In a second effort, I heated the race and attempted to drive it off the shaft but that didn't work either.  Any suggestions ?   Can I weld on the race without messing up the splined shaft??
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> Thanks
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> Ken Jones

I don't know that particular piece, but generally races all work about 
the same. You'll have a hard time getting anything to stick to it, even 
if you use nickel rod. At least I've never had any luck, being a 
reasonably skilled and practiced welder. It's very brittle. Welding 
without attaching may be the way to add enough heat to it to do a couple 
of things; it may loosen it up enough to drive it off, or when it cools 
it may shatter, especially if you help it by grooving it with a cutoff 
wheel and mashing it 'twixt the 5lb and anvil. If neither works easily, 
you may be able to get enough traction on the weld beads to apply a 
pipewrench and turn it too. The heat transfer between a shaft and race 
is surprisingly less than it would be through one piece. I'd weld it but 
I'm not sure that I'd get it red-hot with a torch, though I think even 
then it's not likely to affect the shaft.

Eric