I bent a metal coat hanger and it worked wonderfully in pulling the sleve out. Easier to get into the tight space than pliers too. Blake
On Wed, 16 Jun 2004, Zoran Mladen wrote: > You're trying to move the sleeve in the wrong direction. You need to > pull it, not push it. You can grab it with a pair of pliers, as the > tranny oil makes it slippery. Also, since it is just a sleeve and > nothing runs on it, if you make any slight indentions in it with the > pliers it will not matter. > > Z > > Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > I have removed the circlip from around the transmission's input shaft > (took it out of its groove and moved it aft) but I can't get the sleeve > to budge. I tried some gentle taps using a length of wood and a mallet > but I didn't get too vigorous as I didn't want to damage anything. > > Anyone have some tips, tricks, or words of encouragement? > > Thanks, > > Mike > Houlton, Maine > '85 GL Westy 4 speed > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! > |
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