[R0oster31]

Now you are to the point where you can find and fix your problem area. Mine was a shot bearing and synchro.


To get the bearing and race out takes a little work. To get the bearing off I bent the outer ring out and took it off; allowing the rollers to fall out. Once I had that off I took a cutting wheel and cut a few notches in the part that was still left on the shaft. I then put one side of the bearing on an anvil and took an air hammer to the other side. This cracked the bearing and made removal easy. To get the race off I used a die grinder to cut a slit in one side. Once one side was cut through removal was easy.

Save both the bearing and the race until after you have the new ones installed. I used a press and the old pieces to press the new pieces on. I used the old pieces because since they were notched or cracked they would slide on and off easy and were exactly the right size to push the new ones on with.
Now that I had the problem fixed it was time to get ready to put everything back together. First clean everything up. I used a power washer to wash the parts off and then used an air hose to blow everything off. The power washer removes the grime and such, but the silicon requires a little more work.

Once you have everything cleaned up you can start trying to put it all back together. The first order of business for me was to put the synchro back together. It takes a little patience to get all the balls and springs in there but it is doable. You have to work the outer ring to get it to hold the first 2 in while you are putting in the last one. The teeth on the piece that isn’t a ball or spring go out to mesh with the teeth on the outer ring.