Today, I finished flushing the oil reservoirs... I went ahead and drilled and tapped the other drain hole out to install a hose barb... from what I can see, they both look fairly clean, but I really can't see in there much... it will have to do. There is just not much else I can do with it without removing the bearings.
I took the headstock casting outside and sprayed it down with degreaser and then pressure washed it... I threaded a couple of pressure washer fittings into the drain holes on the reservoirs, plugged the wand into the fittings, and flushed the reservoirs with water. There was no noticeable dirt or gunk that came out, so maybe they are somewhat clean.
While the casting is thoroughly drying, I'm working on test fitting the feed reversing clutch assembly... I've been a little worried that I didn't get the shaft bore machined straight, which would prevent the shaft from sliding through both bevel gears without binding.
It slid right in and turns smoothly, so I must have managed to get it aligned very close to the other bore... there is not much wiggle room with that shaft. It fits both bores very close.
The clutch output shaft is retained on the inside end by a collar, a bolt and a pin. The pin is mounted in the collar and slips into a hole in the shaft... the pin prevents the turning of the shaft from backing the bolt out...
As you can see, someone at some point has tightened the collar down without the pin being in the hole and bent the pin flat against the collar. That is an easy fix...
I drove the bent pin out and replaced it with a new ⅛" pin.
Also, the lug on the inner bevel gear was missing. I used a piece of ¾" square steel and machined a new one...
Both bevel gears are now ready for final installation...
-Bear