The manual says to remove the Countershaft end bearing cap with a "
Blind Hole Bearing Puller".
The end bearing cap can be seen above.
I tried to gently pry it out to no avail.....didn't want to damage it or the Aluminum case.
So I broke open the chains around my wallet and purchased a "Blind Hole Bearing Puller"
at Harbor freight for $30 and used one of their 20% off coupons which they
often send you by E-Mail if you subscribe to their mailers. Not bad.....
BTW - what is that little white paint dot on the end of the Bearing Race ?
Has this transmission been rebuilt before this ?
I
probably could have
rented it for $10 per day, but
now it is 'my precious'....another tool in my arsenal.
Later in the day -
So nice....the Blind Hole Bearing Puller is
too small to remove the Bearing End Cap !
I suppose there is a "special Large one" just for Transmissions....
I had to "...Improvise, Adapt, Overcome..." as Gunnie Highway would say in "Heartbreak Ridge".
So I tried using a
large Drywall Screw and a pair of Wire Crimpers as shown in the following photo.
It actually started working - until it became obvious that the Differential Gear is in the way of the Bearing End Cap
from coming out of its hole.
I should have noticed that ahead of time...
A big nail would have worked better - flat head instead of sloped as on the drywall screw.
So I removed the Speedometer Case Assembly next
followed by the Shift Lever.
WARNING ! - when you pull out the Shift Rod, there is a Ball Bearing which comes out !
Do not allow this Ball Bearing to get away from you....It is held in there by the "Gear Shift Shaft Bolt"
seen at the bottom of page 7A - 19 of the Manual.
It will fall out when the Gear Shift Shaft is removed.
Then I removed the Differential Gear.
Just
lift the Differential straight out ! - it lifts out
easily !
I did not know the Differential lifts out at first, so some of these photos still have it
in the case.
Put the Differential in a wide open vise to keep the sides from turning and use a long wrench to remove the bolts.
Just don't squeeze the gears in the Differential.
Once the Differential gear was out, I pried the Bearing End Cap off using a simple minded Nail Puller
with a Half Inch Nut underneath as a pivot !
The end cap was not in there very hard, it just gets stuck if pried out unevenly...
DoctorBill