Originally Posted by wurlitzer46
is there a way to sneak them back in without complete disassembly?

I believe it's possible to pull the front bearing retainer and input shaft, and pack the bearing rollers into the back of the input. I don't remember if the cluster gear has to be dropped down into the case or not to allow the input to come out!
Jerry



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