Steering clutch spring tool

Most folks just make their own to press the retainers one or two at a time.
Here is an example:

Contact John at General Gear in Boise Idaho, he sells them new for D2 and D4, they are about $50, plus he has new steering clutch plates, main clutch plates, brake drums, they are great to deal with.
regards
Mike

Did that exact chore this morning, just used a large ring spanner on the keeper plate a block of steel under the handle on the opposite side and pushed them down one at a time with the workshop hydraulic press. Bent nose pointed pliers extracted the keepers easy as.
Cleaned upthe plates just need to do the springs and keepers and ready to reasemble.
Chasing prices for release bearings and seals at the moment.
cheers WF

I may know of someone willing to share the tool, what part of NC are you located in?

Quick question about those pictures up there - how do folks normally line up the plates so that they'll slip into the drum easily? Just a straight edge?
Cheers,
Neil.

[quote="Neil"]Quick question about those pictures up there - how do folks normally line up the plates so that they'll slip into the drum easily? Just a straight edge?
Cheers,
Neil.[/quote]

Neil, on my 22 I just have my wife hold back on the steering clutch control, and I use the drum, jogging it back and forth, to align the clutch disks. Then don't apply the clutch controls until after you re-install the final drive. Ray

I made my own for a D6 out of 1/4 inch plate. It compressed them all at one time it never dawned on me you could do 2 at a time so did them all at once. Will see if i have pic.

The assumption is that you got it tore apart this far, you would use the brake drum and corresponding splines to line it up. I "thinK" in the D4 Servicemans book it stated to do it using the brake drum also.
Jeff