wargasm, Any particulars on that 5th gear you mentioned?
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What is the stock 5th gear synchro made from?
Is it possible to buy a stronger one? |
Re: 5th gear synchro
jkekeisen
How did you get the nut off the countershaft? |
Originally posted by jkekeisen Wargasm, Is that a stock gear from some other tranny or did you have one made? Jim This is a 5th from another model of RX-7 in Japan. PM me if you want more info. Brian |
Where in MA are you? Wanna help me do mine sometime? :D
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Once the synchro is fixed consider getting a B&M short shiter. They are cheap(~$150) and have an extra lateral spring that centers the shifter making it damn near impossible to hit 5th when doing a 2-3 shift (the common cause of sychro failure). In the 2 years (40k miles) I've had the B&M in I can honetly say I've never missed a shift.
Jon '93 SSM base working 5th gear synchro since '01 |
Re: Re: 5th gear synchro
Originally posted by 2 hott jkekeisen How did you get the nut off the countershaft? option 1 - put the transmission in 1st gear and hold the input shaft in a vise (using wood or cloth to avoid damaging it). Now that it's secured from moving, take off nut. option 2 - remove one or more of the roll pins that are set in the 1/2 or 3/4 or 5/R shift select spindles. Now that you can move the shift selectors independently of the shift rods, you can put the transmission into a double engaged condition. For example, select 1st gear and 3rd gear at the same time. This will lock the two shafts of the transmission so they can't turn. Now remove the nut. Brian |
There are two ways I know of to get the nut off. Ok real question...Has anyone heard of any custom ratio sets? Just curious because my friend has an 86 and there are several custom gear sets for his tranny. |
There are 3 5th gear ratios I know of for the FD:
0.719 : 1 - stock 0.762 : 1 - From Turbo II 0.806 : 1 - From RX-7 Type R Bathurst model in Japan (I have this one in my car now) There are also COMPLETE gearsets you can get such as the HKS transmission or the Guru Racing transmission, but those are MUCH more expensive and a LOT more work to install. Brian |
how much did the new 5th gear syncro cost you? did you buy it from the dealership?
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another way to remove the countershaft nut, use an impact wrench.
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Originally posted by forcefed1 another way to remove the countershaft nut, use an impact wrench. Dave |
Originally posted by dgeesaman I think the question was how to hold the shaft still, not how to put torque on the nut. Dave Btw, the TurboII 5th gear has 2 ratios depending on the year. 89-91' is slightly taller and the 87-88' is lower. |
Originally posted by ska*utomatic how much did the new 5th gear syncro cost you? did you buy it from the dealership? Brian |
thank you this thread was very helpful
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My t2 'box does this also. I have to double clutch into fifth. Should i be worried about the syncro letting go and going throughthe gearbox?
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So I'm in the reassembly stage of this, how do you press the bearing back on? The one you use the extended pullers to get off?
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^ Problem solved, found a big enough pipe in the basement and hammered it on.
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