The splitter (sometimes called a bearing separator) and puller can be rented at most rental shops. The press can be replaced with careful use of a brass drift and hammer. When I rebuilt the tranny on my Explorer I took a ton of digitial pics, which really helped when I put it all back together. The only trouble I had was I did not orient the key channels on the sliders with the keys on the inners. Really, there is no magic to it. I used flat pieces of cardboard and labeled each one, like "First/Third", using baggies for the smaller parts, so I wouldn't get any of the components mixed up. It sat on my counter that way for at least a week, and I was still able to get it back together, even though I had never tried something even close to it before. I was too dumb to rent a bearing separator, instead using a mix of cold chisels and screwdrivers...DUMB OF ME. Big risk of dorking op the bearings. Also, you do not want to try to pull the bearings with a puller if you plan on reusing them, because the jaws will bend the outer cage on them.
