 With the stock tailshaft removed,...  With the stock tailshaft removed, Guillermo prepped the Muncie's case by scraping off the old gasket and installing the new gasket dry. |  Next, he returned the reverse...  Next, he returned the reverse idler gear and shaft onto the Muncie transmission case. |  The trickiest part of the...  The trickiest part of the entire job was installing the Muncie reverse shifter fork into the Gear Vendors adapter housing. Here is a view of the empty housing. |
 With the adapter housing held...  With the adapter housing held in position facing upward, the next step was to place the detent spring into the housing. |  Guillermo applied white lithium...  Guillermo applied white lithium grease to the detent ball, then placed the ball on top of the spring. |  He also applied white lithium...  He also applied white lithium grease to the shifter shaft, which he pushed outward until it almost contacted the detent ball. |
 The trick to compressing the...  The trick to compressing the detent ball is to fully open up a stainless steel hose clamp and use the opened clamp as a tool to slide under the shaft and compress the detent ball. |  Here is how the detent ball...  Here is how the detent ball appeared after it was properly installed. |  To install the adapter housing...  To install the adapter housing onto the transmission case, Guillermo pushed the lever to engage the shift fork with the reverse gear shift collar. He pressed the pilot idler shaft by hand and installed the lock pin. |