toyo kogyo 5-spd input shaft bearing replacement

[redsfury]

Howdy folks! So I've been having clutch problems lately. All i had for clutch grippage was 1st and 2 gear if u gave it any more it would slip. I got underneath to look and there's tiny half inch wide inspection hole on the bottom of the bell housing? Well funny thing is it was plugged solid with a mouse nest believe it or not. I dropped the tranny out to find it jam packed. Cleaned it all up but I noticed that my input shaft is pretty wobbly! I've never ever seen the inside of a tranny (ha ha) so I'm kind of scared to pull the front cover off it. Its the toyo kogyo 5-speed I beleive (if I'm saying that right) and it has the front plate behind the bell housing with 4 bolts that the bearing is set from the inside. Do I dare open it up without riskingan "oh shit" mmoment?
I appreciate it guys
Thanka

 

[Shran]

Nothing bad is going to happen if you remove the front bearing retainer... just be cautious not to lose the bearing shims or put them on the wrong bearing. You will have to reseal the bearing retainer with RTV when you put it back on.

Input shaft play on those is very common and is caused by a worn out input shaft bearing. I don't recall if you can replace it without a complete tear down. Those have a flat roller bearing there so it is probably just lightly pressed onto the input shaft and might be removable, I'm sure someone else will chime in and confirm or deny that.