Thanks for the notes and new info.
I got the Harbor Freight 'Pittsburgh Puller / Bearing Separator Kit' big and small bearing puller kit, works nice enough. With coupon, went from $44 to 36. That large bearing puller you have pictured though is the ticket at a minimum.
My #29 is a roller bearing, on a race/bushing on the shaft. The replacement for it in the kit is a ball bearing though. So either i have to pull the race/bushing or find a new bearing like the old.
I got the counter shaft out just fine using rubber mallet initially to get it backed out, then plastic dead-blow hammer per the manual, etc. It's all apart (except for the front end, which I will leave alone, 60 61 62 63 )
What worries me still is the looseness of 5th fixed year, 35, on the splines of the countershaft.
It is more loose than one would think is optimal. Sliding off without a puller is one thing , but being able to rotate the gear itself a wee bit cw-ccw on the splines is different. I wonder if I should use some Loctite 660 or some other bonder on the re-install for 5th?
I got the Harbor Freight 'Pittsburgh Puller / Bearing Separator Kit' big and small bearing puller kit, works nice enough. With coupon, went from $44 to 36. That large bearing puller you have pictured though is the ticket at a minimum.
My #29 is a roller bearing, on a race/bushing on the shaft. The replacement for it in the kit is a ball bearing though. So either i have to pull the race/bushing or find a new bearing like the old.
I got the counter shaft out just fine using rubber mallet initially to get it backed out, then plastic dead-blow hammer per the manual, etc. It's all apart (except for the front end, which I will leave alone, 60 61 62 63 )
What worries me still is the looseness of 5th fixed year, 35, on the splines of the countershaft.
It is more loose than one would think is optimal. Sliding off without a puller is one thing , but being able to rotate the gear itself a wee bit cw-ccw on the splines is different. I wonder if I should use some Loctite 660 or some other bonder on the re-install for 5th?