The input shaft (clutch shaft). How is this firmly held? If the nut on the free end is tightened, it clamps the 3rd gear pinion to the ball race hence making the shaft hard to turn. The drawing showes a distance piece on this input shaft at the clutch end, bearing on the output shaft end. This woud stop the third gear pinion being trapped! But! If the nut is then tightened, the input shaft is locked against the distance piece?
As I see it the only way for the box to work correctly, is for the nut not to be fully tightened, being put on with locktight! but is this good engineering and is it possible that the nut will slacken off???
As I see it the only way for the box to work correctly, is for the nut not to be fully tightened, being put on with locktight! but is this good engineering and is it possible that the nut will slacken off???