Another Gmaxx is born

[sikeston34m]

Originally Posted by suicideneil

Hmm. Someone did a comparison between the old and new input shafts a few weeks back- it looks like if you try to trim the input shaft down to fit inside the tranny, there is no shaft left to slide into the rear support bearing. I could drill a hole there so that the shaft sticks out the back abit in theory. As for turning the input gear down... could work, but I need to look at some pics to see where the retaining pin is located exactly, otherwise there might be a risk of the gear simlpy braking apart if too much material is removed. TDC57 did a great job though, and it places the spur much close to the tranny the way he did it. Biggest issue is my lack of tools- he has a drill press, so it would be much easier for him to buy the parts, do the mod and then i just send him some $$. I am far too lazy for this hobby.... :D

The New Input shaft doesn't use a pin to secure the gear. It uses a "D" shape that's molded onto the shaft to pass the torque onto the gear. The gear is a press fit onto this "D" shape.

The new input shaft is actually longer than the original. It will have to be trimmed down to fit. There's plenty of material there to work with I think.

Check it out