"Josh,
Glad you found it useful to receive all that info.
Please let us all read your promise to publish your DIY with photos.Then I can offer more."
Special tools :
The Kukko 20 ton slender arm puller - the 2 Arm design (compared to 3 arm) seems a needless risk. AS Erik has hinted, the gears can be damaged/cracked if excessive force is used to pull them off the shaft. Perhaps a Bearing Puller/Splitter attachment is a better tool? I presume it would need modification to fit. You have the resources to do that !
https://www.amazon.com/Sunex-52BS-Bearing-Splitter/dp/B000SOSHAI/ref=sr_1_6?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1471015858&sr=1-6
Erik may have some helpful suggestions about this?
Threaded Mode
