You're trying to move the sleeve in the wrong direction.  You need to pull it, not push it.  You can grab it with a pair of pliers, as the tranny oil makes it slippery.  Also, since it is just a sleeve and nothing runs on it, if you make any slight indentions in it with the pliers it will not matter.

Z

Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
I have removed the circlip from around the transmission's input shaft
(took it out of its groove and moved it aft) but I can't get the sleeve
to budge. I tried some gentle taps using a length of wood and a mallet
but I didn't get too vigorous as I didn't want to damage anything.

Anyone have some tips, tricks, or words of encouragement?

Thanks,

Mike
Houlton, Maine
'85 GL Westy 4 speed

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