Tranny Rebuild is finally coming to an end...
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Tranny Rebuild is finally coming to an end...
And so far I'm optimistic.
It's been a big series of little setbacks, but with the tools I've made and what I've learned, it would be a whole lot faster/better/cleaner the second time around. Plus, I'd often take several days at a time without touching it.
You can see here the socket I had made (only ended up being $25 less than the $100 SST) to handle the big locknut, and the tranny earlier tonight.
Tomorrow I'll be setting up the tranny jack and hopefully getting it in the car again.
Now if the weather would just cooperate so I can take it for a test drive once I'm done, I'd be golden. The writeup will not begin until I've tested the car to be sure it's worked. I have over 100 pictures.
It's been a big series of little setbacks, but with the tools I've made and what I've learned, it would be a whole lot faster/better/cleaner the second time around. Plus, I'd often take several days at a time without touching it.
You can see here the socket I had made (only ended up being $25 less than the $100 SST) to handle the big locknut, and the tranny earlier tonight.
Tomorrow I'll be setting up the tranny jack and hopefully getting it in the car again.
Now if the weather would just cooperate so I can take it for a test drive once I'm done, I'd be golden. The writeup will not begin until I've tested the car to be sure it's worked. I have over 100 pictures.
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i looked at that and said DAMN! Now that is a mainshaft!! Then i saw the welds. Pretty good thinking. I guess the cost was in the welding? or thickwalled tubiing? Good job on taking this job on. You will feel sooo good when it works like it is supposed to. Good luck!
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yeah id like to know how the rebuild went... and how difficult the process is. i currently have an FD tranny lying on my garage floor which feels a little "questionable" ... and ive never seen it in action... but a couple gears wont engage without a good amount of force so im worried. anyway, i wanted to rebuild/get it rebuilt so it wouldnt immidiatly take a poop when it gets bolted up to the ol 3rotor.
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Originally Posted by BigIslandSevens
i looked at that and said DAMN! Now that is a mainshaft!! Then i saw the welds. Pretty good thinking. I guess the cost was in the welding? or thickwalled tubiing? Good job on taking this job on. You will feel sooo good when it works like it is supposed to. Good luck!
The shape of the tool is nothing original - it's exactly what the Mazda tool looks like. It's a 41mm deep impact socket ($25) with a piece of steel pipe ($10) and welded together ($40 labor). I had it done by a shop since I can't weld and don't have pipe sections laying around. I ended up using that tool for all of 3 minutes
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Originally Posted by dgeesaman
I had it done by a shop since I can't weld and don't have pipe sections laying around. I ended up using that tool for all of 3 minutes
And if you took your time and followed the manual, you should be all set. Make sure you bench shift the tranny as you were saying you did. There is NOTHING worse then spending 1 hour getting the tranny back in place and then not be able to move thru the gears. How do i know this? Let's just say that in the last 7 years i have never installed a gearbox without testing it first. But that one time i did, Bit my *** sooo hard i still have the scar
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