more progress today:

I went to visit my friend Jenson at Galaxy Machine.

The countershaft nut came off with air gun thanks to Jenson. Then he got the top bearing off the countershaft with a couple of flathead screwdrivers.....




Next, the second bearing was a total bitch to come off that way, so it went to the giant press...



The top bearing on the countershaft comes off without too much effort though. I'll probably replace it anyway, so *shrug*. The 2nd bearing is a 2-piece, with a removable cover. It is a bitch to get off. There are 3 tiny indentations in the shaft where it seats so you can get a tiny flathead or chisel type punch and knock it a bit to get the clearance to squeeze a bearing splitter or gear puller fingers in there..... I'm probably going to replace this as well just to be safe.....

As for the bearing on the mainshaft... it just comes off rather easily... no muss, no fuss..... just slides off with your fingers and a little elbow grease...

It looks like I'll probably replace the 1-2 syncro sleeve set as well...

If you're unfamiliar with the parts, here they are thanks to Len and Baranco Acura:

http://www.barancoacuraparts.c...Irno=

http://www.barancoacuraparts.c...Irno=