Thanks for that Rich, it makes sense and is well illustrated. There is one area I think you may have left out, and pictures of that would be useful. After unbolting the bearings on both sides, before you can maneouvre it out I think you have to unbolt the two way clutch thrust bearing in the center of the shaft: the shaft won't move sideways until you do. If you did have to do that, a picture or two would be useful. The thrust bearing and the clutch linkage seem to differ from one Greenfield model to another, and we haven't much in the way of pictures of that part of the process.
In my opinion you made a good decision having the dealer overhaul your shaft after you removed it. You would have needed some fairly expensive tools, and it seems to be a trial and error process if you don't have information on how much clearance there should be. You might have had to assemble it half a dozen times. You would also have had to buy packages of shims from the dealer: not very expensive I think, but having to go back and forth when you didn't have the right ones, or accidentally spoiled some, would be time-wasting. It makes sense to get into this kind of job gradually, and build experience as you go.
