so thanks to iansw i got this free 4th gen 5 speed tranny with a bad isb. i've got it all torn down, bought the new bearing and now just have to remove the inner ring from the broken bearing and press on the new one. when i fixed my car's tranny, i just took the shaft down to some shop and paid $30 to have it done, if possible i would like to do it myself this time but don't have any bearing tools or a press. anyone have any alternate methods? if i had 2 pairs of vice grips (which i don't), i would try to hold the shaft with one and twist the ring off with the other. what's the proper tool to use to pull it off anyway?

 

A gear puller is what is normally used to pull the bearing off the shaft...

 

not a full bearing, the inner ring, there's no place for a standard gear puller to grip. or at least it doesn't seems so. it's rounded off, no lip or anything.

 

Ooops,i thought a gear puller was used for the ring too.. My bad.

 

well actually, it is possible to position all the ***** where they should be making the bearing complete and then pull it off with a gear puller like you said, or what i was thinking, maybe put the bearing together and then hang it between 2 parallel metal bars suspended by some concrete blocks and pound the top of the shaft. that's probably what i'll do, i couldn't find any metal bars around the house though. what i need are the proper tools instead of using these ghetto rig methods i come up with

 

You said it yourself, what would a shop charge to press the bearing on/off? But if you have to use ghetto rig method your idea does seem possible. I would also add heat to the picture. Take a propane tourch and heat the inner ring, it should slide off a lot easier when hitting it. Do the same when installing the new bearing. You have to work quick because the metal will shrink quickly back to normal once the heat is removed. Make sure that gear box is completely clean of all metal debris or else we'll be seeing you over in the 4th gen forum a few weeks/months from now with a tranny problem.