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I would mic the shaft to see if perhaps one end is mushroomed a little. If so, buff it down some.

Hard to say if a tight fit would cause problems... the countershaft isn't super-beefy as you can see, so I'd rather it works/fits as the factory intended.

edit: do you mean the countershaft 'shaft' or the gear cluster? Not sure which you got a new one of.

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Originally Posted by u2slow (Post 3380677)

i replaced the countershaft shaft not the cluster.

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Originally Posted by fazmig (Post 3380676)

Also guys, the countershaft was kind of hard to press out of the cluster gear. I dont know if heat was a factor that contributed to that. I saw the master tech video on youtube on the getrag rebuild and saw that it came out fairly easily. Will i damage the new countershaft if it is just as difficult pressing it?

What do you mean? countershaft and cluster gear shaft are different. Did you mean the shaft in the countershaft? If so might need a new one mine came out with a brass punch and some medium light taps, no heat.

I hate that video! Makes it look so easy but thats also due to the fact he had a brand new getrag probably fresh off assembly. Also never went over how to deal with the input shaft (same with the overhaul guide). Had to learn the somewhat hard way lucky my gear didnt break. When reassembling definitly use the oven to heat up the bearing. Most went on by hand with this method except the counter shaft