1-piece to 2-piece gearcase conversion

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February 20, 2016 at 9:32 pm #3671
johnyrude200
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Well, I didn’t read this in a service manual, but the conversion worked to get at the internals on this salt gearcase (which was not salvageable).

Thought you all might get a chuckle out of this one.
February 20, 2016 at 9:32 pm #32212
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February 20, 2016 at 10:54 pm #32213
frankr
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Well I’ll be…that is too cool. What did you use to cut it?
February 20, 2016 at 11:32 pm #32215
johnyrude200
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Just a good ‘ol fashion skillsaw with a metal cutting blade, and a steady hand.

On a side note, it took me a solid 15 minutes to put the forward gear, cradle, and yoke back into one of these today. The service manuals call for a special tool which I surmise ‘snakes’ a threaded screw on a flexible wire down through the shifter bearing orifice, out the back of the gearcase housing, and then pulls the 3 pieces into place.

Does anyone have any self-made tools to recreate this handy gadget? (Or even one to sell)
February 21, 2016 at 12:35 am #32224
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I don’t have one, but I used to have one when I was doing this stuff for a living. It worked well. Worth buying one if you are going to be doing these things.
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