Hey , I'm not to young anymore and have worked on a few things . I'm probably not the best one to give advice given my current circumstances with my own machine but it sounds like you have some good wrenching experience just use good judgment on the size of the bolts for torque . Remember that cast iron uses different torques than steel would . Some of what you are tightening down has ears of some sort so a positive torque isn't needed like the pinion bearing cages . Not so with the other items you mentioned , got to get those tight !! Just use good grade 8 split washers on everything . A good split washer will hold it on not one you buy by the pound . When I took my M apart I used a short 3/8" drive ratchet or a normal length combination wrench . Nothing on it was all that tight yet it didn't leak and it wasn't loose either . On the carrier and ring bolts and the bull gear retaining and brake drum bolts I used a 1/2 or 3/8" drive cordless impact driver for loosening and tightening . It's better to use torques charts but when you cut corners ... Good luck ! ...Randy
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