Oh boy...things are getting complicated quickly !
I found a way to turn the Gear & Bearing Puller without the whole shooting match
turning with it.
I clamped the top crossbar "Bracket", as it is called in the G&B Puller manual, into my
large Vise.
Then I thought -
not everyone has a big vise - so I tried this (below) and it works too !
The wrench has to be turned HARD and then all at once it "cracks" and everything
starts coming off (moving) if you keep turning the wrench.
If you stop for a moment, it clamps up again....
Once the "5th Gear Spacer" and the "L" Bearing on the other end of the Input Shaft
are off, there are many parts to keep track of - I mean the
order in which they came off.
I decided a ROPE would keep them in order and allow me to put them in a drawer or box easily.
This is what is left on the Input Shaft - there is now a "Circlip" that has to be removed.
Here is a closeup of said "Circlip" I took with a 3x eyeloup against the camera lens.
The Engineers who developed and continually improve these transmissions are astounding geniuses !
Imagine a Military Helicopter Rotor Transmission or some of the stuff on the Space Shuttle !
More to come....
DoctorBill