Originally Posted by erictomlin

pbrider...it turned out to be a failing bevel gear bearing. Replacing the bearing was an all day job. I had to remove the bevel gear case from the engine. The manual will tell you that you need to remove the engine, but you don't have to. You will, however, need to lift the back end of the engine up until the top hits the frame. Then you will have just barely enough room to get the bevel gear case out past the frame.

I used a "running journal" from another poster (on another site) as my instrucion guide. It was most helpful. Here is the link.

Vulcan/Mean Streak Bevel Gear Assembly

Check it out and let me know if you have any questions.