[BrianG]

carzyjr: OK, I assumed the two roller bearings (#5121) were one-ways simply because the exploded view specifically says to orient the writing on the bearing a certain way. That makes things a little easier. So now I can either lock the tranny in second or find some type of replacement for the other hex bearing (#5393).

Starscream: Yeah, I figured it wouldn't be easy, but it's a challenge. As I see it, it's just a matter of replacing that odd hex one-way bearing with a locked one. I can see that being complicated. The rest of it seems simple enough. I think if one person can come up with a solution to allow reversing that uses some easy-to-find parts, it will make for a nice conversion. At the very least, it should be relatively simple to lock it into second gear since that gear is up against the primary gear (which goes to the output gear). I guess I'll just have to pick up a tranny and experiment.

Thanks for the feedback!