Now you need to take the input shaft bearing off of the old (long) input shaft. We are going to be reusing this bearing so don't get gorilla with it!
Here we have a special "bearing splitter" tool with a very sharp edge to get under the bearing so we can press it off. This is a very handy tool. If you don't have one, it is time to CELEBRATE!!! (Because you are about to add to your tool collection!)
You don't have to make the bolts on the bearing splitter very tight. Finger tight is fine. Just make sure the edges of the splitter are under the edge of the bearing. Make sure you are not pressing on the cage of the bearing. If you press on the cage, you will bend it and your bearing will burn up!
AT THIS POINT YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PULLED THE NEEDLE BEARINGS OUT OF THE INPUT SHAFT!!! OTHERWISE, THEY WILL FALL OUT WHILE YOU ARE PRESSING ON THE SHAFT AND YOU WILL GET TO PLAY HIDE-AND-SEEK...AGAIN!
