Well found lots of stuff on Hewland but nothing on the Reynard. I did not want to take the side plate off with it upright, but I feel that that piece laying in there is some type of splash guard that presses into the input shaft hole. So I will need to do that before I put the shaft back in.
My throw out bearing is stuck on the shaft tube and will have to press it off. I will be replacing it. Its pretty noisy/grindy and I know it could still be used, but I will be keeping this car for a long time and want to do stuff right.
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But I am glad that I have taken out the input tube since I found the random part in the diff housing, and also the sludge...
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This job is not hard to do, I grabbed my bearing puller and was able to get the clutch tube and the throw out bearing out with ease (bearing is stuck onto the tube). And then affixed the bearing puller on the input shaft and took a long crow bar (mechanics best-friend) and that popped out with some effort.
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Now I hope these o-rings are correct as the three o-rings for the outside all seem to be the same size, but on the tube the rear sealing area seems to be a bit smaller in diameter than the two front.
EDIT: Yes after actually doing it the o-ring kit fits perfect. The o-rings up by the clutch are tighter for I would assume the hydraulic pressures, and the o-ring back by the diff still fits nice and tight. I was worried because the old ones where falling off from I would assume from age. I took the shaft out to make life easier, but you dont have too.
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But I am positive I will be kept busy until I can call Averill Monday. As every step I take I find a new stripped bolt or poorly executed helicoil.