Sometimes it feels better making due than getting the right tool.

I got the input gear snap ring off by modifying the tips of the tool. I ground off the little dinky tips till I got to the thick shaft of the tip, and then filed in a groove that tapers in--thinking that this would make the snap ring lodge in the groove rather than slide off. Worked like a charm.



My original input gear does not appear to have the backlash eliminator feature that some trucks had. The Aussie gears come with a new one, just in case. That's it hanging on the shaft of the new input gear on the left. Original on the right. Maybe I'll make it into some bling. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />