whatmeworry,

Thanks for the info. It is nice of you to post it here. But, as I said above, "Luckily, I have a vintage front (input) shaft from a donor transmission."

There is no better tool for the job; however, if I did not have my input shaft, I would go for the metal tool you describe.

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I gave up tobacco 26 years ago, but whiskey still works for me.

Thanks,

Tim

Tim
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