My FD's 5th gear is fixed!
07-14-05, 09:08 PM
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My FD's 5th gear + other things are fixed!
Good news everyone...my FD is finally home after an extensive tranny repair (5th gear + 2,3, bearings and shafts). It appeared the horrid noise was coming from a worn teeth near the idling gear (no bigger than pencil tip). She shifts as smooth as butter in 5th and even smoother in all other gears. I'll work with engines..but not the tranny so I had it repaired at a Mazda dealership here...luckily, a 10+ certified rotary mechanic was on born (thanks, Fred n' Jamie!). Talking to Jamie, and he contacted Cam at Pettit...he was unsure of the noise too. I know, I know...I read some stories about Mazda dealerships as worst enemies to FD's but Fred was awesome and welcomed during whole duration of repairing it for me to show what went wrong...he gave me all the parts that cracked and broke. Aside from that, though the photos show nothing dealing with the tranny, I figure it be nice to show some anyways (needs a wash!). The old video before it was repaired is 10MB...the repaired tranny video is 20MB and shows it cranking up...no more rattling! Check it out!
Original thread:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/crap-5th-gear-syncro-broken-i-think-428807/
Video w/ rattling (5th gear syncro broken as well as other gear teeth worn)
http://www.fdzero.com/media/noise.mpg
Video w/ NO rattling (...shifts smooth as butter and 5th gear is back!)
http://www.fdzero.com/media/cranked.mpg
Original thread:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/crap-5th-gear-syncro-broken-i-think-428807/
Video w/ rattling (5th gear syncro broken as well as other gear teeth worn)
http://www.fdzero.com/media/noise.mpg
Video w/ NO rattling (...shifts smooth as butter and 5th gear is back!)
http://www.fdzero.com/media/cranked.mpg
Last edited by FDZero; 07-14-05 at 09:27 PM.
07-14-05, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by trini
that car looks soooo sweet. keep it like that man . its one of a kind. what kinda springs you got on there??
07-14-05, 11:43 PM
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Well Tam im glad to here that you are satisfied with how your CYM turned out! Im sorry it took as long as it did but we did not want it to go without it being 100%. Anywhow shoot me a pm or cal me you got my cell this weekend and well go cruise or something...
Later Jamie...
Later Jamie...
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07-15-05, 03:42 AM
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I know I may be low, but it seems he was on such good terms with the dealer, I'm figuring maybe they cut him a break.
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07-15-05, 11:30 AM
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These Are Really Some Great Transmissions In These Cars, As Long As It Has Not Been Abused. Which Unfortunately Is Not The Case For A Number Of Us Here In The World Of The Fd. Mine Personally Is The Stocker From 93 And Its As Smooth As Silk With A Short Throw And Mobil 1 Lubricant. My Rotary Tech Here At The Shop Has Been With Mazda Close To Thirty Years And Is Originally From California When The Fd Came Out And He Says Fdzero's (tam) Fd Was The First Tranny He Has Had To Basically Rebuild. So That I Think Says Alot About The Transmissions In These Vehicles. Just Remember If You Want It To Run/operate A Long Time Then Service It Regularly And Dont Beat On It Too Much...
07-15-05, 12:22 PM
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So if i ask you " how much to do mine just like that" you wouldent tell me?
That seems like a load....................................
Or dose your shop just do the work first, THEN figure out what it cost after the fact?
PS. I wasent asking for the guys bill, so it not a "privacy consern".
That seems like a load....................................
Or dose your shop just do the work first, THEN figure out what it cost after the fact?
PS. I wasent asking for the guys bill, so it not a "privacy consern".
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07-15-05, 12:58 PM
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Was it only making noise when the clutch was out? I've been trying to get a rebuild kit for my FD for like 2 months. I really would like to know how much it was if you can PM me or something that would be great. I have to rev match my 5th gear so that i don't grind. I have also lifted it up and tracked the noise down to the main shaft bearing but i figured while i'm at it fix it all. Anyways would appriciate some details if you could get back to me. Thanks.
07-15-05, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by cmartinp28
just curious... how mcuh did this whole rebuild cost you?
Originally Posted by Venom2U
PS, I wasent asking for the guy's bill, so it not privacy consern
Originally Posted by Venom2U
So if i ask you "how much to do mine just like that" you wouldent tell me?
That seems like a load.........................
That seems like a load.........................
07-15-05, 02:39 PM
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I'd like to see those photos of the damaged parts, if possible.
Dave
Dave
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07-15-05, 05:08 PM
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Venom, First Of All Chill Out. Yes I Could Probably Give You An Idea Of What It Would Cost But Its Very Hard To Say Until You Get Into The Tranny And See Exactly Whats Going On. Like Fdzero, He Came In Needing A 5th Gear Synchro But Once We Tore Into The Tranny We Found That Someone Else Had Been Inside Prior To Us. Once Inside We Also Found More Issues We Had To Deal With, We Almost Basically Had To Rebuild The Whole Tranny. Now You See What Im Saying. So Its Hard To Diagnose Something If You Do Not Have It In Front Of You. If You Were Looking To Have Us Rebuild The Tranny Your Probably Looking At Anywhere From $1500 On Depending On Its Integrity.... Thanks For The Post Though....
07-15-05, 05:16 PM
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Sgtblue, Thanks For The Clarification. The Biggest Rules In The World Of Car Repair(service Advisor) Is Never Diagnose The Problem Yourself, Let The Tech. Do That, That Is His Job. Only Communicate The Symptoms That The Customer Is Telling You To The Tech. Second, Never Give An Informal Estimate Or Give An Exact Time It May Take To Do The Repairs, Usually Once You Tear Into The Vehicle You Will Find More Underlying Problems.
As Was The Case With Fdzero, Once We Got Into The Tranny Of His Car We Found Underlying Problems Which Actually Caused Us To Have To Order Special Tools To Do The Job With.....
As Was The Case With Fdzero, Once We Got Into The Tranny Of His Car We Found Underlying Problems Which Actually Caused Us To Have To Order Special Tools To Do The Job With.....
