well a little update
i purchased a 12ton shop press for $150 shipped
so far i pressed off the pinion gear with no problem at all.
these transmissions are accually pretty easy to work on!
ima fool around with my donor zetec trans a bit and i may install new syncros in my good tranny just because its apart.
im going to check all endplay and shim where needed (with the help of my neighbor whos an experenced machinist) and im even gonna check the torsen install and see if it does need shimmed after all.
ive got about $350 invested for the zetec FD ratio part of my trans project. $150 for zetec tranny, $150 for press, and $50 for the bearing splitter i needed to rip apart the shafts.
those total costs right there are less than sending to terry, not to mention im now equiped to do alot more things in my little shop. im also learning alot as i go along. i will also use the press for rebuilding outdrives on boats this summer and all kinds of other press work, as no shop around here has a press (including where i work)
ill keep everyone updated and ill be sure to write a how-to with plenty of pictures for those who are brave enough to try this themselves
