Most of those were peerless trannys. If a peerless there should be a small metal tag sitting in a recessed area on one side of the tranny or the other. It is about 3/8 by 1/2-3/4 Get me that number and I can see what I can find out as far as parts available.
OK to drive out the old bearings, but you will want to press in the new ones, due to the fact that you may either deform the bearing, or knock out the needles if you try to drive the new one in.
:smile: When you opened up the trans, where did you set the bottom needle bearing? There is a thrust washer under the drive pulley and another thrust washer that goes on after the bottom seal and before the bevel gear. did you install these washers?
I recessed the bottom needle bearing .140", however, I only put one thrust washer after the bottom seal and before the bevel gear. It calls for two but I only had one good one. These washers are pretty thin so I didn't think a few thousandths of an inch would matter at all. Was I very wrong in this assumption? Thanks, Oggie
:smile: .140 will work. A few thousands of a inch will let the pinion gear float up and down, therefore possibly causing a bind. Unless I am incorrectly reading your post, there is only one thrust washer on the bottom and one on the top. You need to take the trans back apart and remove the one thrust washer, measure the thickness and I.D. and go to the hardware store and purchase 1 or 2. Some times they are called machinist washers. Then reassemble. You did install the top retaining ring?