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Seems to be a lack of information out there about these - much more so with M5ODs... anyway... I am going to undertake rebuilding one FM145 and possibly an FM146 as well, just 'cuz I have them, and although they have their well known, well documented weaknesses, for my purposes, they will be just fine.
I have one FM145 halfway torn down on my bench right now. The service manual calls for removing the input shaft bearing, and later the output shaft bearing, before the trans can be fully disassembled: The Rotunda tools the manual calls for are the following:
(input bearing) Tube, T75L-7025-B, Bearing Collets, T75L-7025-D,Bearing Collet Sleeve, T75L-7025-G and Forcing Screw, T84T-7025-B
(main shaft rear bearing) Tube, T75L-7025-B, Mainshaft Bearing Collet Remover TB5T-7065-A, Bearing Collet Sleeve, T77F-7025-C and Forcing Screw, T84T-7025-B
Is there a substitute for these tools? It appears it is basically a clamshell bearing puller with various sizes of collets. Is there an alternative way to remove these bearings that works well? I have some ideas but before I go full send I figured I would check with y'all...
I have one FM145 halfway torn down on my bench right now. The service manual calls for removing the input shaft bearing, and later the output shaft bearing, before the trans can be fully disassembled: The Rotunda tools the manual calls for are the following:
(input bearing) Tube, T75L-7025-B, Bearing Collets, T75L-7025-D,Bearing Collet Sleeve, T75L-7025-G and Forcing Screw, T84T-7025-B
(main shaft rear bearing) Tube, T75L-7025-B, Mainshaft Bearing Collet Remover TB5T-7065-A, Bearing Collet Sleeve, T77F-7025-C and Forcing Screw, T84T-7025-B
Is there a substitute for these tools? It appears it is basically a clamshell bearing puller with various sizes of collets. Is there an alternative way to remove these bearings that works well? I have some ideas but before I go full send I figured I would check with y'all...