Thanks to all who fed back there tool fix ideas on my trany ball bearing
question.
The consensus is Tie wrap, Hose clamp, Piston ring compressor,
Bean can (gotta find someone to eat those babies first, I'm not),Dowel Rod ,
Grease, Furniture Clamp.
Happy Thanksgiving To All, Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark and kathy LaPierre <mgtrcars@galaxyinternet.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 7:09 PM
Subject: Anybody been there,done that? Help
> Listers,
> Ok we're havin fun now. Twang! there goes another steel ball bearing
> flying across the room.
> Anyone out there have a system to hold the 3 gear ball bearings and
> springs in there holes while you pull the first gear down over them into
> place. The last time I was able to do this on a TR4 I remember succeeding
> only after getting a very nice ripe blood blister from the pinch of the
> gears. Man that hurt! Oh yea, one last obstacle, no vise available at
this
> time. Have I totally lost it to even try it without a vise or a second
pair
> of hands. Lets see, where did my wife get off too. Better for her to
get
> pinched than me.
> Just-a-kiddn. Any after market ideas out there for this problem.
>
> Thanks, Mark
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