Will,
I stripped my transmission without the special tools.
I can outline the techniques for you if you want.
It is really not too bad getting the circlip off, and is is definitely
not worth the cost of the remover. To install the circlip
all you need to do is start it, then slide it on using an
old bushing! neat and easy. You can also use an
old bushing (to get the mainshaft and middle bearing out too!
Save your money!
-Tony
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>From: Will Daehler <wdaehler@execpc.com>
>Subject: TR4 Gear Box Rebuild : Churchhill Tools
>
>
>My next project of my TR4 restoration will be to rebuild my gearbox. I
>started out by reading the Bentley shop manual and the TRF glovebox and
>the Moss catalogs.
>
>TRF offers a rebuild kit which includes the bearings,seals and synchro
>rings. This is for about $179, which seems very reasonable.
>
>The tricky part is justifying the $99 circlip remover and the $99
>circlip installer. Seems a bit outrageous, but they may be worth it if
>they came with a guarantee that's really all I'll need to be successful.
>
>Those are just two tools of a dozen Churchhill tools that the Bentley
>manual mentions that are needed to do a gear box rebuild.
>
>Here's a listing:
>
>20.SM.90 Remover for Driving Flange
>20S.63 Rear Extension Remover
>S4235A Input shaft Remover
>S.4222A1 with
>S.4221A-2 Rear Ball Race Remover
>20.SM.69 Mainshaft Circlip Remover
>S.145 Circlip Installer Tool
>S.314 Abutement Plate
>no number Counter shaft Bearing Installer Tool
>.20.SM.76 Tapered Pilot
>20.SM.73.A Oil Seal Driver
>20.SM.47 Oil Seal Protector
>
> Apart from that, the job looks routine. Anyone with a suggestion?
>Past wisdom? Pitfalls? Suggestions? Old tools for sale? Uninstalled
>kits you don't want? Circlip removers that you want to share? 5 speed
>websites in New Zealand?
>
>Will Daehler<
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