Done there, been that.

The guys are right that it's necessary to remove a mm from the bearing OD. The 35mm OD bearing is a standard metric bearing that you can get from any bearing supply house and they're pretty cheap so you can experiment with ways to reduce the OD 'till you find a method that works for you.

Mine is still a tad tight - evidently I should have taken a bit more off the OD. It likes to grind into reverse but the synchros mask that going into the forward gears. It's improving as I drive so I guess the bearing is clearanceing itself. Not that that's a good thing!

As far as pulling the dead one - get a 3 jaw INTERNAL puller. I got mine from Car Quest. I had to slightly grind the outside of the arms so it would fit in the center hole (as you may have guessed I screwed one up and had to pull it). If you'll pay shipping I'll lend it to you. Anyhow, it takes a standard slide hammer and with some beating the bad one will come out. I wouldn't replace that engine, just turn down a bearing and replace the bad one. Piece o' cake!

Dan