Jim M wrote:

Chuck & Finn

Do not bother trying to press out the dowl pin out of input shaft , that 3/8
dowl pin is two pins pressed in 180 degree to each other, the hole does not
go thru the shaft, the pins have lock tite on them. You could pull the pins
with a dowl pin puller or if you have ground them down you will need a large
blob of weld on the end of pin with Tig and filler rod so you can grab in
vise, they come out fairly easy, probable the heat from the welding helped
release the locktite. I am just finishing installing a new sun gear on my
input shaft of the 2.17 Ross. I have noticed in the photos of Finn's and
Chucks sun gear that Chucks gear is on backwards, mine, Finns, Neals etc. do
not have that centre groove in the gear face, if you look at a new gear from
Ford ( #C6AZ-70063A) the gear has about a 3/16" wide groove .010 - .015 deep
approx. in the centre of gear face. This is the part that is ground off for
the gear shoulder.

Jim Mosur

RV 6 C-GAPF

Now you tell us :)

Now that you mention it, it's visible that there's a small angle to them - not 180
degrees straight through.

When I'm ready, I think I'll just grind grooves along the gear on each side until
the gear splits and falls off, and then grind the pins all the way down. Or grind
down the pins and press off the gear. I need to drill a new hole (or holes)
anyway.

Finn

Why are you trying to save the shaft. A new shaft is not that big of a deal.
You will need one anyway as I don't think it is practical to add a thrust
bearing without making the shaft longer.

Paul Lamar

 
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