I was searching around for encouragement to split my own cases. Can you send them buddies on a road trip?
I just took apart, cleaned, oiled and reassembled the movement on a wind up wall clock. Never did it before. All the info said that special tools were needed. I don't need no steenkin special tools. Looks like it will work.
I used to rebuild my Mopar 4 speeds w/out a press. Had it down pat. I just dropped the shafts onto a thick board and the gears would work themselves off. That was all iron and steel, though.
I figure that there's a way to split cases w/out special tools but if I want it to reassemble nice and tight maybe I'll have someone else do it. If I fug it up, that would be one expensive lesson in case disassembly.
I can take anything apart. Getting it all back together........ well...... that's another story.