Getting the gear cluster out of trans case

Kirk-NJ · Dec 14, 2014

I've been fighting with the top gear cluster in a TO30 trans. Removed the top shifter rails and a couple of shifter forks, front and rear caps and input shaft and it still won't come out. Is there anything I'm missing? Any advise?
Thanks, Kirk

Duner Wi · Dec 15, 2014

From the shop manual
Pull the main shaft from the rear using a slide hammer, be prepared to catch 104 needle bearings from first speed main shaft gear..

Never done it so that is all I know.

Kirk-NJ · Dec 15, 2014

When no one responded that's basically what I did today. popped the front bearing off the shaft and slid the shaft out taking the gears off the shaft one at a time. The needle bearing I didn't know about so they were all over the place. Will have to count them to see if I got all of them tomorrow. Thanks for the reply.
BTW it's a lot easier with a ford 8n. There's enough room to angle and slide the whole cluster out the top of the trans.

Kirk

Duner Wi · Dec 15, 2014

The TO20 transmissions hardly ever cause problems .
I have had mine for over 40 years and transmission wise all I ever did was adjust the shims on the bearings. Good luck.

Getting the gear cluster out of trans case

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