john hess Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 hi everyone. my 53 has been on the road for awhile now. I did have an issue with the transmission when the tail shaft bushing failed. I have all parts for a rebuild except the tool J-1334. this is the countershaft bearing loader... what i need is the length of this bar.... my local machinist can cut one for me but i need the dimensions....... unless there is someone local (york Harrisburg Hershey) that has one i can rent/borrow..... i will be going to the AACA open house and also the ETC reunion in September in Ephrata..... any help would be greatly appreciated...... thanks, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailheadBob Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 (edited) Bill Sawrey "used kent-moore tool man" has what you need on e-bay, "tool*guy" has J-1334 https://www.ebay.com/itm/265597896516?hash=item3dd6de4744:g:VuoAAOSwH61cSYXa Bob EDIT: make sure you put "spring " in for clutch bearing support when reinstalling, see group # 0.803 it is listed as a washer, but is a concave spring, that when transmission bolted in it flattens out to secure tightness clutch bearing support. Edited August 6, 2022 by NailheadBob update (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john hess Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 thanks nailheadbob.... but I just missed it...... says sold..... guess I'll keep looking....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailheadBob Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 (edited) The tool you are looking for is also used by Buick, I will post a photo from 1950 Kent-Moore tool catalog for tool # J-1334 countershaft needle bearing loader, @neil morse and @DonMicheletti may be able to assist you, as they both worked on Neil's 1941 Buick transmission, that may be similar to your pontiac transmission. Bob Edited August 6, 2022 by NailheadBob Add photo (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john hess Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 yes, thank you..... buick series 40 is the same, as buick supplied all syncromesh for pontiac.... I will try to contact them..... John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Well that confirms what I suspected. It is just a shaft, and most likely gets pushed out by the actual shaft when the transmission is assembled. As John mentioned in the original post, this would be relatively easy to duplicate if the dimensions were available. Does anyone have one of these they could measure? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john hess Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 revisited tool guy site and resubmitted on ebay listing..... showed available,... so... it's on its way..... thanks again...... John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john hess Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 hi bloo, just found and ordered it... probably just as well.... machining 1 from my guy would take longer.... thinking I would like to have this completed for ETC September meet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil morse Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Glad you got squared away. When Don and I worked on my transmission, Don already had the dummy shaft (made from plastic). I don't know whether he made it himself or got it from someone else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMicheletti Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 I machined the dummy shaft. I made it a few thousanths smaller than the steel shaft and with tapered ends to assist with driving it out with the "real" shaft. Nothing fancy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john hess Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 I now have 3 transmissions.... 1 original.. needs disassembled and cleaned... tailcone bushing disintegrated..... 1 complete and in carcurrently... and 1 almost complete spare for future rebuild.... so I'm sure the tool I 1334 will be put to good use..... thanks guys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john hess Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 yes,..... had I gone the 'make your own' route, I also would have gone a few thousand undersize also... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailheadBob Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 20 hours ago, DonMicheletti said: I machined the dummy shaft. I made it a few thousanths smaller than the steel shaft and with tapered ends to assist with driving it out with the "real" shaft. Nothing fancy Neal stated: Don already had the dummy shaft (made from plastic). Don, I love your idea of making the tool out of plastic, I never gave that a thought making it out of plastic, until you mentioned it. Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailheadBob Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 8/6/2022 at 4:07 PM, john hess said: hi bloo, just found and ordered it... probably just as well.... machining 1 from my guy would take longer.... thinking I would like to have this completed for ETC September meet. John could you please post the exact dimensions of the Kent-Moore tool # J-1334 countershaft needle bearing loader tool after you receive it, so another one could be made? Thank You in Advance, Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john hess Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 should be here by Thursday.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john hess Posted August 28, 2022 Author Share Posted August 28, 2022 sorry for the delay.... dimensions for the bearing loader # J 1334 are 7/8" x 6 29/32" ............. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailheadBob Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 On 8/28/2022 at 11:30 AM, john hess said: sorry for the delay.... dimensions for the bearing loader # J 1334 are 7/8" x 6 29/32" ............. John this might interest you, and @Bloo also, when you start rebuilding your transmission, thanks to @DonMicheletti sharing his homemade transmission fixture and plastic bearing loader, I copied his idea and plan with his approval, and here it is. I also thank you John for posting your dimensions for your bearing loader, I saved those dimensions for the future. Here is a photo of my completed fixture, cost me $9.18, $4.50 for the scrap metal "Drop Zone" as it was called by Metal Supermarkets (National Chain) $3.39 @ Menards (sku # 6802377) for the bushing sku # 2015527 (fitting) and $ 1.29 @ Menards for the allen bolt, (using a 5/16" allen socket to attach to fixture). Bob Bob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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