Easiest way to remove transmission without lift.
04-14-10, 05:54 AM
#76
Not yet, I'm looking around for a pilot bearing puller, I'm going to go to a Mazda dealership this week, and the pilot bearing and seal haven't arrived from Mazdatrix yet, it takes them forever to ship to the east coast (about 2 weeks). I should be updating soon though. Sorry about the wait.
04-23-10, 04:12 PM
#78
I decided to go with a dremel because the mazda puller is a little over my budget right now. I will be doing it possibly tonight, and if not tonight then sometime next week, but I got my new bearing and seal, so I want to get the tranny back in asap.
04-27-10, 08:43 PM
#79
So tonight somehow turned into me and my dad working on the RX7 all night, don't know how it really happened. But 1st we changed the front brakes, and I have to change the rear brakes tomorrow. Then we decided to see if we could get the pilot bearing out, and the dremel worked miracles along with the a screwdriver. We used the dremel to cut the lip of the bearing a little, then used the screw driver to pry up the lip, and everything went smooth from there. As the Hayne's Manual says, "Installation is reverse of removal". So we got the tranny back in tonight, along with the driveshaft, then we ran out of daylight. So tomorrow I will get everything back on the transmission and make sure everything is good to go, then I will change the rear brakes. After that, I'm just waiting for wheels and tires to arrive, then off to inspection my car goes. Woo-hoo. (Sorry for no pictures, we were in a rush because of daylight.)
04-28-10, 11:42 AM
#83
I will grab some pics of the chewed up bearing, re-installing the starter, and maybe changing the rear brakes. I wanted to grab pictures last night when putting the transmission back in, but I was in such a rush to beat the daylight. Sorry about that, but I like to take pictures as much as possible.
04-28-10, 08:52 PM
#84
Busy day guys, no pictures today, but hopefully tomorrow. I'm having a problem with the last thing I need to do, replacing the thermostat. Some of the bolts stripped the inside of where the bolts go in, so I needed to run out and get longer bolts with the same threads to make them go in deeper, so they could grab on the deeper threads that weren't stripped. Soooo, tomorrow hopefully everything goes well, and I get pictures and videos up for you guys. But I did get everything back in underneath today, and filled up all the fluids, so tomorrow will hopefully be a good day. 
04-29-10, 04:48 PM
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04-29-10, 06:49 PM
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04-29-10, 07:34 PM
#91
The threads are 6mmx1.00. I might have a bud come over and tap them for me since he knows how to do that, but right now is time for pics. Sorry about large pics.
new thermo and gasket from mazda
old shredded pilot bearing
work space
my nice shift ****
dash is re-installed
I like this pic
new thermo and gasket from mazda
old shredded pilot bearing
work space
my nice shift ****
dash is re-installed
I like this pic
04-30-10, 04:13 PM
#97
Well more good news, and a tad bit of bad news, maybe some really bad news but here it is.
1. RX7 started right up!!! YAY!
2. Tach stopped working, and that's and easy fix? I believe it should be.
3. The car goes fowards and back, so that means my mission didn't fail, sorta.
4. There is still a grinding in the transmission, so possibly I will be replacing the transmission, or getting a rebuild.
5. Windshield wipers and spray doesn't work. That has to be working for inspection.
6. Temp gauge works!!!! YAY!
and I believe that's it. I will probably be replacing the transmission before June 6th, because that's auto-x day, and since I just did a transmission drop, it should be fairly easy. I didn't get any videos yet, sorry about that. I do have videos of taking my friends cobra 'stang out after school. I will post videos of that later though. So either way, I think the good outweighs the bad.
1. RX7 started right up!!! YAY!
2. Tach stopped working, and that's and easy fix? I believe it should be.
3. The car goes fowards and back, so that means my mission didn't fail, sorta.
4. There is still a grinding in the transmission, so possibly I will be replacing the transmission, or getting a rebuild.
5. Windshield wipers and spray doesn't work. That has to be working for inspection.
6. Temp gauge works!!!! YAY!
and I believe that's it. I will probably be replacing the transmission before June 6th, because that's auto-x day, and since I just did a transmission drop, it should be fairly easy. I didn't get any videos yet, sorry about that. I do have videos of taking my friends cobra 'stang out after school. I will post videos of that later though. So either way, I think the good outweighs the bad.
05-01-10, 03:11 PM
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Well more good news, and a tad bit of bad news, maybe some really bad news but here it is.
1. RX7 started right up!!! YAY!
2. Tach stopped working, and that's and easy fix? I believe it should be.
3. The car goes fowards and back, so that means my mission didn't fail, sorta.
4. There is still a grinding in the transmission, so possibly I will be replacing the transmission, or getting a rebuild.
5. Windshield wipers and spray doesn't work. That has to be working for inspection.
6. Temp gauge works!!!! YAY!
and I believe that's it. I will probably be replacing the transmission before June 6th, because that's auto-x day, and since I just did a transmission drop, it should be fairly easy. I didn't get any videos yet, sorry about that. I do have videos of taking my friends cobra 'stang out after school. I will post videos of that later though. So either way, I think the good outweighs the bad.
1. RX7 started right up!!! YAY!
2. Tach stopped working, and that's and easy fix? I believe it should be.
3. The car goes fowards and back, so that means my mission didn't fail, sorta.
4. There is still a grinding in the transmission, so possibly I will be replacing the transmission, or getting a rebuild.
5. Windshield wipers and spray doesn't work. That has to be working for inspection.
6. Temp gauge works!!!! YAY!
and I believe that's it. I will probably be replacing the transmission before June 6th, because that's auto-x day, and since I just did a transmission drop, it should be fairly easy. I didn't get any videos yet, sorry about that. I do have videos of taking my friends cobra 'stang out after school. I will post videos of that later though. So either way, I think the good outweighs the bad.
5. simple circuit, but pop the pump out, and see if its all clogged with crap, the blue washer fluid turns solid....
05-01-10, 09:47 PM
#99
Thanks for that info. I will check the spark this week, but the car seems to not be having any problems starting up, but I will figure it out this week. I will also check the pump for the wipers, but before I took the transmission out, it worked fine. We will see though, but thanks for the info.