2 Bearing Quill

[jjbuzard]

Some talk here about splines on quills, the quill on the left is from a Gilmer Driven quill, fewer splines, the one on the right is a single bearing quill from a poly V belt drive, more splines, if you want to convert a SS with Gilmer drive you must change the Drive Sleeve Assembly, Idler Shaft and Quill. A friend of mine did this om his 1954 Mark 5.

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[rpd]

Some talk here about splines on quills, the quill on the left is from a Gilmer Driven quill, fewer splines, the one on the right is a single bearing quill from a poly V belt drive, more splines, if you want to convert a SS with Gilmer drive you must change the Drive Sleeve Assembly, Idler Shaft and Quill. A friend of mine did this om his 1954 Mark 5.

There is another option,
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S7ICFrSttA[/youtube]

Your Gilmer drive quill can be re-machined and fitted with a second bearing by Skip Campbell. MKCtools

[jjbuzard]

Some talk here about splines on quills, the quill on the left is from a Gilmer Driven quill, fewer splines, the one on the right is a single bearing quill from a poly V belt drive, more splines, if you want to convert a SS with Gilmer drive you must change the Drive Sleeve Assembly, Idler Shaft and Quill. A friend of mine did this om his 1954 Mark 5.

There is another option,
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S7ICFrSttA[/youtube]

Your Gilmer drive quill can be re-machined and fitted with a second bearing by Skip Campbell. MKCtools

Good to know.