In Bike Transmission tool

CX500 / CX650 in-bike Transmission removal and replacement tool.

Courtesy of Timothy D

This pricey little tool can save you from hours of labor when replacing transmissions in all CX and GL models.

Worth its weight in gold, and will only cost you a wire coat hanger.

This is how it is used.

What you have to imagine is that there is a spring that holds everything in place.

Lift the spring, transmission drops out simply.

The only trick is shims.

However, it is so easy to drop and replace the transmission with this tool that shims aren't a problem.

My mechanic did this to Racer about 1000 miles ago, and I have had no problems at all.