changing track, how do you get the drive shaft out??

[shanksRX-1]

Ok I got a 121x14x1 hacksaw track with 192 woodys megabites down the middle. I also got the anti ratchet drivers and new drive shaft bearings. How is best to get the drive shaft out. I have all the gears and chain out of the chain case, The speedo side is also disconnected and unbolted. I took the starhead set screws out of the bearing collar on the speedo side and the collor holding the first driver in place. I cant seam to move that first driver though?? I thought if I could slide itI may be able to move the shaft far enough to the speedo side that I would be able to drop it down and pull it out... there is a 14mm bolt head on the speedo side of the shaft. does that need to come out?? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!

 

[tko47]

take out that bolt if I remember that holds a splined looked boss thats where the sensor reads the speed. It then will be shorter and come out

 

[tko47]

meant to say splined looking boss, take this off and the shaft will be shorter and come out...

 

[SPEED]

Take the bolts out of chaincase that hold to bulkhead and move chaincase,shaft will come out.

 

[shanksRX-1]

I took that bolt out with the splines but I cant get the shaft to go through the hole without getting the bearing off and I cant get it off. I took the entire chain case off but cant get it out that way either. Any suggestions?? Thanks!!

 

[SPEED]

Are the drivers getting caught up in the track cogs and stopping you from moving the shaft? You should have enough clearance with chaincase loose.

 

[shanksRX-1]

There is no track on the sled. I have the chaincase off the sled so all I have on that side is a hole and a shaft. On the other side I still have the bearing on the shaft. As far as I can see this bearing is gunna have to come off there to get the shaft out. I cant seam to get the bearing off though?? I took out the star shaped set screws in the collar that was on the inside of the bearing and I have the housing all off on the outside. I can slide the shaft back and forth some but not enough to drop one end or the other out of the holes. It looks like I need to get this bearing off before its coming out???

 

[smokeyou]

yes the bearing has to come off to get shaft out. somtimes they get rusted to the shaft, you may have to get a bearing puller to pull it off

 

[FLYBYU]

is it a locking collar bearing? try getting the collar of the bearing. try spinning the collar

 

[rxrider]

It is a locking collar bearing. There are two small set screws on the shaft, you can reach them from inside the tunnel. The set screws are takes Torxs 15 bits if I remember it right. Loosen the set screws and tap on the locking collar lightly with a hammer or something and it will come off the shaft.

 

[lakercr]

You can pull the driveshaft/bearing throught the PTO side of the bulkhead enough to get at the torx screws.

 

[shanksRX-1]

I got the two set screws out, now does that collar slide off or screw off??

 

[SPEED]

It slides off

 

[gsxr]

Tap it off the shaft from the inside towards the outside of the tunnnel !( torx set screws must be out first)

 

[shanksRX-1]

howdo you get in there to tap it out?? I can pry on the bearing but thats about all I can do in that space. I was trying to separate the lock collar from the bearing but nothing is moving. I will go back out and lay under it and try to figure a way to tap on the color from the inside...