[Bullwinkle71]

Excellent discussion of important sensibilities.
I've had my own 4 spd(~the ratchet~top, in '97)
apart & did rebuild, yet, without those important shift fork alignment tools, my good friend, Steve {~R.I.P.} double checked with his own tools/coached me at his shop.
Love that my sound point regarding end~facing the lead~in on the big socket
(~i got it, even bought a Snap~on 1, along with the 1 1/8 for clutch hub but, & the other for da motor pulley nut; though it's been so long since I had to use em, I 4get which... 1 1/4 or 1 3/8 for motor ?? & 1 1/2 ? For tranny mdg ??
LUV that safety wired master link, & appreciate knowing about the racetrack safety detail.
My only "valid" "2 cents" here, ... Shovel _Dan78;... Did you happen to install that little angle-shaped 'key~lookin' seal ???
I don't remember ever knowing about it for decades, yet in past decade, a local HD aftermarket shop fellar GAVE me 1, enlightening me about it and how "most folks don't know about it and leave it out".
It is so small, I KNOW I put it in SOME very special place, yet for the life of me, it being since SUM'R of '12, that I CANNOT remember where I stashed it. It IS a SEAL though, in addition to the main seal, and the Supernut seal.
It fits into the mdg when installing the nut.

 

[Bullwinkle71]

A dab of silicone to hold it in is one of the only spots on a Harley that actually benefits from RTV, IMO.

Agreed. Yes, ONLY ... with no oil passages to clog.

 

[Bullwinkle71]

You're talking about these little metal angles that go in the outboard notch on the main drive sprocket spacer. They're really not so much a seal as a key to make sure that the spacer keeps spinning with the shaft if/when the sprocket nut loosens. A thin bead of sealer (I don't like RTV either, Hylomar or similar non-hardening sealers are much better.) around the inside chamfer where the spacer meets the drive gear face will help seal it up better, and the key keeps the spacer from spinning on the main gear and breaking the seal. View attachment 274885

WOW!!!
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, WhizzbangK.C. !!
I just downloaded that image, and I sincerely appreciate your righteous tech in regards with the Hylomar (~i totally forgot about THAT !! {~also something I was taught from my good friend Steve, back up yonder in illinois, in '97} goin to have to get me some of that also.).