i know i have to pull the whole gear assembly upwards to put the c-clip back in its place but everytime i try to nudge it up it doesn't go high enough, i've tried so many things... am i doing something wrong? is something hitting against something. i know that when i try to put it on i need a few mm's higher to go to get the c-clip on... if anyone has any type of suggestions or pictures i would greatly appreciate it... i need to figure this out asap...

tia

 

Put a block of wood under the input shaft and then lower the case on it. The case should stand off the table a bit. When you open up the c-clip slightly the input shaft will move up and the c-clip will drop into the groove.

 

thats the problem its not goin low enough for the cclip to actually go on the groove... i nudge the whole shaft upwards and it doesn't wanna go high enough for it to sit...

 

did you put back the two shims under the main shaft?

 

Turn the transmission upside-down. If that doesn't do it, then drop it on something soft from a couple inches up.

 

turn it upside down thats what i did after staring at it in confusion for two hours and trying to think of what i did wrong.

 

ok ive turned it upside down.dropped it from a few inches and still falling short by the smallest margin. Could the c clip be ruined?

 

Is the clip at least started around the bearing's outer race? There should be ~1/2" gap between the ends.