while everything is still on the trans jack? like twisting it? it's worth a shot. thanks

 

^^^ exactly

 

pop goes the weasel... ftw

 

the trans is dropped. boo-yah!

 

Nice!!!! Best wishes, man! Anxious to see what's going on in there. Way to persevere, bud!

 

thanks mark!

the trans is sittin' pretty in the middle of the garage now. next up is getting everything prepped for the repair

 

Don't forget to take out the throwout bearing. You might need a press to get it out of the fork. I just took the fork to pepboys to have done. Cost me a whopping $12 to have them do it. And unlike me, don't forget to grease it during install.

 

My pleasure, Ian... coming along well!

Brandon is right, that can be a bear. I did it by simply using proper sized sockets and a piece of wood.... BING, BING, BING w/a hammer, tapping around the edges of the socket, and voila, it fell into the other socket within a few raps(Ok, maybe it was more like 20). At 12$ I guess I should have maybe tried that... But I was deep into the costs by then, just wanted the thing done and convinced myself I could do it, lol.

(Hmmm, I'm trying to remember EXACTLY how I did it,... I will look it up, maybe bring you a pic or two if I can find it)

 

Hmnmmm, this is what I posted in my build thread, AGES ago, lol........

"The T.O. Bearing had to come off that sleeve, and the book calls for 2-3 jaw puller(not the best idea, lol), so I went down to Kragen for their 50% off tools sale, got a 1 3/16's socket and a 32mm socket, pounded the old bearing off, and then pounded the new one on" .......... I think what I didn't mention there, Ian, is that pounding it off was much of "back and forth from side to side" with the tapping... til it came off. I didn't care about the original because I was replacing it with a new OEM one. Anyhow, it worked getting it on with those sockets, over a piece of wood, as I mentioned. I think I used the notches on the sleeve to hold it up on the 2 pieces of wood... then rapped on the bearing from the back, side to side until it came off. Putting it on I turned it over, but it would be best with a vice and the sockets.

Best wishes, man!

 

mark- is that a "one and three sixteenths" or "thirteen sixteenths" socket? just want to make sure i get the right one

flywheel is off. not much left to do tonight. i'll get started on the rear main, but i have to wait on the rest of my packages to show up

in the meantime, here's some pics!

 

Hey, going to have the flywheel cut?

 

I've never had a problem with removing the throw-out bearing.
The real fun is in the pilot.

 

"cut"? dunno what that means, but i am going to get it re-surfaced
yes. the pilot is "fun"
(in the middle of that now)

 

I like the Jenga jack booster.

 

it works, and it's sturdy. and i like working with bottle jacks

 

i need help again-

i'm doing the paper/water pilot bearing removal, and the bearing refuses to budge.

i know the process, but i must be doing something drastically wrong. aaaaahhhh!!!!!!

 

Patience grasshopper, I've done four that way. It takes time and the key is a punch gues large enough to not let out much water.

 

Pretty sure I used a 3/8" ratchet extension.

 

I think I used a 1/4" drive 3/16" socket on mine, and lots and lots of paper.

 

i found a 7mm that works... i need to get ready for work this week, so no more progress til friday

when the bearing moved, was it in small increments or a single pop?