Gears & Shafts
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The 285 transmission contains two output shafts in addition to the one input shaft. The input shaft is supported on a roller bearing in the clutch housing and a sealed ball bearing race in the gear case. The output shafts are both supported by roller bearings in the clutch housing and sealed ball bearing races in the gear case. All speed gears with the exception of first are supported on needle roller bearings. First gear is supported on a roller bearing. The differential assembly is supported on a pair of tapered roller bearings. Output shaft 1 provides Reverse, 3rd and 4th gears. Output shaft 2 contains 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th gears. See Fig 1 . Both output shafts are meshed with the final drive output gear:
- Differential Bearing
- Differential Housing
- Crown Wheel
- Output Shaft 1/Output Shaft 2