Need some tranny rebuild ?'s addressed (Help Ron??)

[tim at unrealexpectations.ath.cx (stetson)]

Not to say that he is the only one that can help but it seems that he is
"the guy" to bother about tranny related issues. If anyone else has
this type of specifics PLEASE chime in!

K then.....the 9A is busted to the point where it can be busted no further
w/o pulling needle bearings (2) w/ a I.D. puller and the S3 shim and
tapered roller bearing race, and here comes the area where you all cringe.

The questions are:

1.) So I REALLY need to worry about changing out the S3 shim and the
roller bearing race? Is there a less specialty tool intensive (Re: the
VW294b/3 - VW387 - VW385/17 measuring tool combo) way to check the S3 shim
suitability? I see the shim thicknesses range from 0.65mm to 1.40mm.

2.) Those pesky needle bearings! They have gone throught the rigorous
cleanliness regime that the case has (being that they have not been
removed from said case). The spin nice and non-crackley and there seems to
be little to no sideplay to them. I know that I SHOULD replace them but
was wondering if I can cheapass it yet again and skip the replacement and
just lightly grease the beejeezus out of them and reuse.

3.) This one IS sorta Ron specific. It seems that he rebuilt a 9A for
Patrick and used chromoly synchros in the rebuild. Anyone no where these
bad boys may be acquired?

4.) Pressing out the selector shaft I was able to crack one side of the
top of the shift finger where the clevis pin goes through. The crack is
tiny but does admit light through it. New shift finger time or no?

5.) Anybody have ANY idea what a turning torque of 0.5 to 1.4Nm (50 to
150Ncm or 4.5 13 in lb.) or .3 Nm (30Ncm or 2.7 in. lb.) feels like??????

I only want to do this one time per tranny (not counting experimentation
w/ 5th gear ratios) and so suggestions will be greatly appreciated!!!

Confused in cornland,

Tim

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