All the gears seem to mesh okay. Some lash between the idler gears and the countershaft, but there's no oil in the system yet. And, some of the clacking I am hearing right now is probably due to the synchro clutch being able to slide back and forth without being confined by the side cover forks. Anyone have a test procedure for this stage? To make sure everything is meshing as it should?


You've in all likelihood put your shift cover on by now and gone through the gears by turning the input shaft by hand. You are getting close!

~ Cosmo
1949 Chevy Half Ton
Rocinante, like Don Quixote, he is awkward, past his prime, and engaged in a task beyond his capacities.
"...my good horse Rocinante, mine eternal and inseparable companion in all my journeys and courses." ...Don Quixote, Cervantes
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."...Yogi Berra
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." ...Eric Hoffer