Can the mainshaft be slid out either to left or right, or only to the left?<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">“Why?”, you ask. <br><div><br></div><div dir="auto">I am trying to resurrect a 28 typing unit that has a frozen steel LF eccentric gear (the one that drives the two LF pawls). It also stripped some teeth off the fiber LF drive gear on the mainshaft. The LF clutch/gear assembly is all the way on the left end of the mainshaft so I’d really like to slide the mainshaft to the right to remove/replace that assembly. That will avoid removing the mainshaft from all the other clutch assemblies. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I have never pulled a mainshaft before so am practicing on a parts unit. After removing all the applicable screws I can slide the mainshaft to the left, but not right. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">What am I missing?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Update as I am writing and fiddling with the parts unit. Well, rats! -  it looks like the mainshaft is smaller diameter where it goes through the right side bearing. Sigh.  Is this my problem?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">So I guess I need to feed in a rod from the right as I remove the mainshaft from the left to keep all the clutch assemblies roughly in position?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Why are things never simple? Any corrections, advice, words of commiseration, etc. are welcome. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cheers</div><div dir="auto">Nick</div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Nick England K4NYW<br><a href="http://www.navy-radio.com" target="_blank">www.navy-radio.com</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>