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Gearbox bearing fitting

Gearbox bearing shimming
Bearing shimming is carried out to guarantee the required axial clearance of the gearbox main and
secondary shafts.
Shim washers are inserted into the seat before fitting the bearings, only on the gearbox cover.

Start shimming the gearbox cover using 0.20 0.30 mm shim washers either under the main shaft or
the secondary shaft bearing.

The shim washers for the secondary shaft available in the spare parts list are:
0.10 mm; 0.15 mm; 0.20 mm;
0.30 mm; 0.50 mm; 1mm
The shim washers for the main shaft available in the list are: 0.10 mm; 0.30 mm; 0.50 mm

Bearings fitting.
Make sure the bearing seats are clean and free of grease. Afterwards, warm the engine crankcase and
the gearbox cover at 160C for at least 30 minutes.
IMPORTANT: Not warming up the engine crankcase adequately
results in bearing seat damage.
Fig. 1
The main shaft bearing on the engine crankcase side is
shielded on one side (only gearbox bearing to be
shielded besides the gear selector drum bearing).
Therefore, when fitting the bearing, the shielding
should be facing down and so
not be visible. Fig. 2

Shielded side

Fig. 2

Before fitting, make sure that the bearings are

clean and that the outer ring is free of grease.
When fitting the bearings, the balls should be facing up
and visible to facilitate lubrication. Fig. 1

Balls facing up and visible

Shielding not visible

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After fitting the bearings and letting the crankcase cool off, hit the bearings with an adequate stopper
to make sure they totally rest on the housing base. (It is also possible to rest a stopper on the fitted
bearing and place some weight on the stopper. This is to prevent bearing from moving while the
crankcase is cooling.)

IMPORTANT: The stoppers used to insert these bearings must only press the outer ring
and never any other bearing part.

Checking the gear shaft axial clearance.

This checking must be carried out with the engine crankcase closed and the gear and gearbox cover
assembled.

Place a dial gauge on the main shaft end, push the shaft axially and check the axial clearance. Fig. 3
Then carry out a similar operation for the secondary shaft. Fig. 4

Fig. 3 Fig. 4

Axial Axial
movement movement

The required gear shaft axial clearance is: 0.20 0.30 mm

To modify the gear shaft axial clearance, replace the shim washers under the gearbox cover bearings.

To fit as well as to remove bearings from their seat,

the engine crankcase and the gearbox cover must be warmed up at 160C for 30 minutes.
IMPORTANT: Not warming up the engine crankcase adequately results
in bearing seat damage.

IMPORTANT: Before closing the engine crankcase permanently,

thoroughly lubricate the bearings with gearbox oil.