Rebuilding my own F Body T56 - Part 2 (Reassembly / synchronizer replacement)

In part 2 of this series I show how I replaced a few worn parts and figured out reassembly on my high mileage T56 with a little help from the manual below. This job went fairly smooth, but there are issues that can come up that I didn't get to cover in this video.
So before attempting your own rebuild, please do plenty of your own research so you can be prepared for the possibilities.

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Service Manual: https://libertysgears.com/wp-content/...
I purchased my gear and synchro sliders through: https://ampdistributing.com/
Carbon Fiber synchro rings from: https://www.ebay.com/str/synchrotecht...

The proper 5/6 driven gear puller though difficult to find and very pricey is listed under Miller product numbers 9378, 9379 and 9382 (all three items needed for complete puller). Some people recommend fabricating your own puller taking a 3 jaw puller and extending it's reach with steel flat stock as shown here https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tra...

I planned on using this instead https://www.harborfreight.com/gear-pu... and increasing its reach using all thread rod. This would have been closer in practice to the proper tool, but I never got to try it out as my gear slid off by hand. Modifying tools can be dangerous, do so at your own risk...

Proper 5/6 driven gear installation tool https://www.freedomracing.com/9391a-g... or comparable fabricate it yourself tool.

I used this press and it worked great. A 12 ton might work as well, but the 20 ton has a little more room to work with.
20 ton: https://www.harborfreight.com/20-ton-...
12 ton: https://www.harborfreight.com/12-ton-...
0:00 Intro
1:20 Replacement Parts
7:10 Input Shaft Seal
12:12 3-4 Synchro Assembly
16:30 1-2 Synchro Assembly
19:00 5-6 Synchro Assembly
19:55 Well That Sucks...
24:25 Fork Pads
25:40 Isolator Cup
26:21 3rd-4th Blocker Rings
29:25 Pressing on 3rd Gear / Synchro
33:10 1st-2nd Blocker Rings
35:00 Pressing on 2nd Gear / Synchro
44:30 Counter Shaft / Shift Rails
41:30 Installing Main Shaft
43:20 Reinstalling 1st Gear
52:29 Main Case
1:01:15 5th-6th Synchro
1:03:56 Shift Detent Roll Pins / Cover
1:06:58 Installing Counter Shaft Extension
1:11:17 Reverse Synchro Assembly / Gear
1:18:28 Tail Housing
1:20:00 Tail Shaft Seal
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