Tried to replicate the bevel gears as much as possible and draw the box in which they would have to go. The gear are Browning's # YSBS14F16LH-20X1/2 and YSBS14F32RH-20X7/8.
In this pic you can see the cursor arrow pointing at a "red" colored bushing. This gear will actually be idoling / running in the reverse rotation of the axle. In this other pic you can see the gear and special bushing . Had considered using needle bearings, but the axle is not hardened and in order to use needle bearings, the shaft needs to be at least case hardened, or have a sleeve pressed on for the needles to run on. The only other problem was by the time I used an inner sleeve, that brought the OD of the needle bearing housing so large that it removed most all the gears collar, so a bushing it is. These bushing come from a company called GGB.
Their web site is www.ggbearings.com. Their phone number is 856-848-3200. Amy in the Sales department has some insight to the Live Steam applications. We talked for quite some time about the enviroment we run in.
