Replacing pinion shaft

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Jan 13, 2010 | 01:41 PM

sneeky7374

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Replacing pinion shaft

Hello;
I have a 1973 fx shovelhead.
I restored the bike and it has about 5000 miles on it and it ran great.
A friend of mine done my lower end,to make a long story short the oil pump gear was installed backwards and the pinion shaft broke flush with the gear.
My question is do i have to install a new main bearing? or can i put a new pinion shaft in,true the flywheels and install them back in the cases.
install new piston rings,and gaskets.
Everthing else in the bike is new.
I guess what i'm asking is what is the easiest and cheapest way to get my bike back on the road.
THANKS KEN

Jan 13, 2010 | 02:17 PM

prodrag1320

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From: deland,florida

should be checked,if the race hasnt been line honed in a while,i`de hone them and go with O.S. rollers while youve got it apart,cant get the peice out of the shaft?

Jan 13, 2010 | 03:32 PM

legacycycles

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Originally Posted by prodrag1320

should be checked,if the race hasnt been line honed in a while,i`de hone them and go with O.S. rollers while youve got it apart,cant get the peice out of the shaft?

Id have to agree,no need to half a#$ it while its apart,just do it right the first time and be done with it.

Jan 22, 2010 | 09:56 AM

FLYING

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Why not replace it now while it is apart remember that there are two ways to do anything, Complete or InComplete. Which one makes you feel comfortable?