016 transmission disassembly

[Brian Devlin]

I took a quick look at my manual and realized that I should scan it
for you rather than make a mistake. There is a step involving a slide
hammer, so mistakes would be bad. Can your email take a few Mb of
PICTs?
-Brian

>I have a 016 transmission from a '86 5KTQ with a broken 2 - 4 gear
>synchronizer ring. I need to separate the rear case from the center section
>in order to remove the main shaft. I can't separate them. The Bentley does
>not cover this step. It only shows the front wheel drive configuration. I
>removed the plug with the plastic pointed piece at the rear of the main
>shaft. The ETKA shows a "screw" and concave washer behind this. I see a
>twelve point that I thought may be the "screw". It will not remove and I
>believe it is the shaft not the "screw".
>How does this come apart? I have not tried to force things. Moving the shift
>rods makes it move fore and aft slightly. Do I need to remove the shift
>locks?
>Thanks for any tips.
>Tim Leonard