Getrag Advice

[JGrefenstette]

Has anyone ran into bearing races that refuse to come out of the case? The front mainshaft race came out with a lot of pressure pulling on the input shaft by hand and beating the side of the case with a rubber mallet. the rear c/s race fell out, the rear main shaft race is what is welded in. I know its a huge no no, but i tapped the inner side of the race with a punch and 3lb maul, it did move but i could tell with the force i put on it an the little bit it moved its tight as a tick. only reason i justified it is because the rebuild kit has new bearing and race. can i press against the input shaft and force the race out of the case that way or will that damage any part of the mainshaft components? Its not possible to remove the mainshaft and input shaft with only the input shaft race removed right? if it were possible i could get the mainshaft out of the way then drive the race out with a punch from the inside but that would just be too easy.

Ill post some picture shortly. I need some advice on whats to much wear on the gears. the input shaft/4th gear has pretty nasty pitting, the c/s 4th is not as bad but enough i think i need a new c/s assembly and definatly input shaft. 5th m/s gear has some pitting too. ill take some pictures once i finally get this thing apart. really preciate all the wisdom in advance. -jimmy

 

[JGrefenstette]

Incase anyone has been following this nail biting thread, I got the race out with an 18in chisel on an air hammer. i have a new input shaft and counter gear cluster with 5th gear. Im going to order a mainshaft 5th gear and am wondering if i should consider a new reverse idler gear and possibly 1st and reverse mainshaft gears. i dont think the bearing wear on the mainshaft is enough to worry about but do yall think it looks ok?

 

[JGrefenstette]

the wear marks you can see in the teeth of the reverse idler are just the same but a little worse on the countershaft where the idler and where 1st gear mesh. 1st and reverse mainshaft gears arent near as bad. as little as reverse is used how much wear would be cause on the new countershaft by it just free wheeling on it?