Its not as scary as all that, although you do take a deep breath before wading in. A squillion photographs and zip lock bags help. Its pretty rewarding however..and you know exactly what has been replaced in your box and what has not.
A subtle trick is knowing what a worn part looks like however. When you take a gearbox apart you will assume the bearings are worn out and replace them (unless you're doing a bodge job of it), a shaft will show scoring and swarf is a definite warning. But how do you spot a worn out synchro hub, cone or selector fork? Some parts need a skilled eye thrown over them as they won't give up their secrets as easily as a scored layshaft...
Pics are a goldmine up on here however, I reckon you'll get through it.
Fat Boy Dave wrote:
PM Mick, he did his gearbox a couple of months ago and pointed me to a very detailed how to online. Can't seem to find it at the moment though.
Hmmm wasn't me, I did mine two years ago and haven't had a problem. But I did do Skenders some time early last year...
. I was feeling confident to give it a crack and then I read your post and my concerns came flooding back.