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Too many sleeve gear bushes ?

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Hi , as part of  them gearbox renovation i decided to replace the sleeve gear bushes ( even though they seemed ok ) - bought 2 new ones but when i made a start on changing them i found 3 bushes in the sleeve gear , outer 2 same length as new ones which i have got out , middle one looks similar , have left it where it is for now . Does anyone know if this a later modification or popular fix ?

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Factory mod was to increase the bushes from 2 to 3 covered by bulletin, with 2 they wandered and ended up in the wrong place, adding an extra stopped the wandering. Stick with 3.

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Thanks John , so i can presume it works ok then , i was worried about oil not getting to furthest bush and possible seizing problems . sadly it will only be getting the 2 outer ones replaced as box is going back together tommorow

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At some point in time the two bushes inside the Commando gearboxes were lengthened. These two bushes were now equal to the length of three of the previous ones. I believe that the RGM gearbox service kit now contains the longer bushes and are a recommended mod for all AMC boxes.

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yes i left the middle one in , used old bushes to push new ones in , text book job , a lovely fit on mainshaft now , thanks all for advice

 



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