actually he said:

"1/8" to 1/4" of play at the end of the input shaft."

This could mean either side or end play ?        ;^)

Neil.

On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 12:01 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> Hhe says 'end play.'
>
> right now my thinking is it could be related to the splined junction ..
> like the 2 shafts are not screwed well together..
>   .......or perhaps main shaft bearing loose in the case.
>
> if it's 1/4 inch I'd say that's not right.

> On 11/6/2012 10:40 PM, neil n wrote:
>
> If you're talking about side to side play, that's normal.
>
> The input shaft is held onto another shaft (can't recall part name)
> with a small stud. There is a gear/sleeve that slides over both,   .....

> Some images of what I mean (this is an air cooled, but same idea):
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/InputShaftRRDKAirCooledTransmission#

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