Now Be honest..., Rebuilding the transmission.... Options

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Now I don't want the "15 minute Oil Cooler Seal" Replacement Hoax (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)

I have a grindy going into second gear and that is it. The gates are tight everywhere, linkage is great, bushings seem fine.

How difficult is it to go into the tranny and update some worn bits?

As a frame of reference, I have taken the engine out, did some fuel line and injector stuff, oil cooler seals, valve adjustments, exhaust and heating stuff...minor yet somewhat brave for a newbie.

I have no problems spending cash, but I would love to give this a go if it is do-able.

Please help me decide --> is it something I should do or farm out???

Cheers

T

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QUOTE (jimkelly @ Oct 19 2005, 09:10 AM)

sorry for semi hijack. when it is said "engineered "eaiser to engage 1st from a stop" with proper 1st gear bits - what does this mean? Is it harder to locate 1st or what - and would using 2/3 or 4/5 dogteeth etc cause premature wear? Jim

In the factory manual it describes how it works.. but basically, first gear is the only one that needs to engage when everything in the trans is stopped. Instead of having the bits on one side of the dog teeth that help upshifting, (since you can't upshift into 1st) it has different bits that help engagement when stopped. I think it's a pretty minimal effect, considering how many times I've tried to start in third, which doesn't have the special bits but is just as easy to shift into when stopped.

It won't affect "locating" first, it just makes it engage easier. Basically what happens is the teeth of the dog teeth need to engage into the teeth of the slider. If the teeth line up point to point, exactly, it won't go in. I wouldn't suggest using 2nd-5th dog teeth in first unless the dog teeth and slider points are sharp, as the more dull they are, the wider the point becomes and the greater the chance of first not engaging.

I don't see how it could cause extra wear, except maybe a little from occasionally having to shift into another gear before going into first if it doesn't want to go into first. That probably wouldn't happen very often though.