I was disassembling the top cover of my T-90 when I ran into a problem.  (I figured if I was tearing the transmission down to replace seals/gaskets and anything else that needed it, I might as well do a full clean and paint...)

Anyway, one of the shift rails came out no problem, and the spring and ball just fell into the box I was working in for that purpose.  The other rail, however, got stuck.  It seems like the spring and/or ball is caught in a hole in the rail.  It'll move back and forth an inch or so (and I can feel the spring), but any further and it hits something hard (I'm presuming the ball).  Is there a way out of this predicament?  I'm thinking I could break the spring by turning the rail, and maybe that would allow the rail to slide out.  But if there's a better way, I'm all ears!

Thanks,

-Paul

Thanks!.  I see the guide (which I have seen before, and tried to find before working on the T-90, but didn't know what to search for--thanks for that!) has the text: Quote:


I'll try that rotation and see what happens.  It's what I was going to do to break the spring if I had to--but according to this it may work without breaking the spring.

-Paul

Good work! I never even took my shift tower apart...but if I have to someday, I'll know what to watch for....