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> The worst tranz rebuild (attempt) I have ever seen
Dr Evil
post Jun 22 2009, 11:00 PM
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As I was cleaning up the pool of nastiness oozing all over my floor from a tail shifter someone dropped off as a parts donor [it was supposed to have been drained (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) ], I started to get the feeling that this was going to be an interesting autopsy. I was not disappointed.

Among the things I found:
- Missing detent balls - that is why it was hard to shift it into gears and have it stay
- Broken <-- large thrust washer. Not sure how this happened. Fricken amazing.
- 4/5th slider completely toothless! Unheard of.
- All synchro bands but 5th were shiny and trashed
- Castellated nut on 1st was hand tight after roll pin was removed

All the damn work it took to cannibalize this damn gear box and what was I able to salvage? Two intermediate plate bearings, one set of dog teeth and one synchro band. Almost not worth it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Disgusting, hateful things.
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post Jun 22 2009, 11:05 PM
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to go with your whine!
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post Jun 22 2009, 11:17 PM
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Sounds like a tough date there Mike. Get back in the game though buddy! We need ya!
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post Jun 23 2009, 12:56 AM
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You know what they say... if it pops out of 5th, just hold it in place and drive on as if nothing is wrong.
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post Jun 23 2009, 10:39 AM
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With the missing detente ball the person would have had to have held it in 4th or 5th. 4th was toast.
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post Jun 23 2009, 11:14 AM
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post Jun 23 2009, 01:31 PM
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Soooo......

What you are trying to tell us is the PO was a toothless, ball-less wonder with a broken thrust washer....

And surgery didn't help...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)
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post Jun 24 2009, 03:01 PM
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QUOTE(Dr Evil @ Jun 22 2009, 09:00 PM) *

- Missing detent balls - that is why it was hard to shift it into gears and have it stay
- Broken <-- large thrust washer. Not sure how this happened. Fricken amazing.
- 4/5th slider completely toothless! Unheard of.
- All synchro bands but 5th were shiny and trashed
- Castellated nut on 1st was hand tight after roll pin was removed

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post Jun 24 2009, 03:24 PM
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I would have taken pics but it was one hell of a mess. I can take pics of the parts, but they are not very interesting if you dont know what you are looking at.
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post Jun 24 2009, 03:45 PM
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Well, as the tranny was mine, I take full responsibility and have already apologized for the failure to drain the transmission. Sorry again.

I couldn't tell you who the PO was as the car came from a swap, but the rest of the car was pretty much the same horror story. I bet it was a home job, in which it was taken apart and whatever fell out, didn't exactly make it back in. I wonder what they believe they "fixed".

The car was never driven on the road after I got it, nor ever by me so I can't speak to the tranny use. However, the smoke that the engine produced was said to have affected the mosquito population in Marcy NY for 2 full years.

Let's hope the next two are not as bad, but as they have no real history, I can't promise anything except I didn't drain the fluids... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

Let me know if I need to bring you yet another transmission (drained, of course).
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post Jun 24 2009, 04:16 PM
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That wasn't the one I gave you was it? I thought I drained that one.
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post Jun 24 2009, 06:11 PM
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The thread of guilt gets longer and longer.

Our community is getting smaller so its getting harder to vent without running into an active member here....

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post Jun 24 2009, 06:24 PM
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post Jun 24 2009, 09:48 PM
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Nah, I already privately chastised Meat (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) All in good fun. It is not his fault that the gear box was so screwed. I wont know what I need until I get into the better boxed you brought (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)I believe them to be much better.
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