Anybody know of a rebuild kit for manual gearbox?

[Martin in Bellevue]

Jeff's old gearbox is sittin' in the garage. I am dying to take the thing apart. Wouldn't steel synchronizer rings be great? Should I dig up a local machinist?

Should I just go clean something instead?

[Derek A.]

I had my transmission done by Jim Blanton. I don' think he uses steel syncros, but they are brass. From my understanding those transmissions are not the easiest things in the world to work on. Save the tranmission as a core in case one of us (included you) grendades their current box and needs a spare.




Jeff's old gearbox is sittin' in the garage. I am dying to take the thing apart. Wouldn't steel synchronizer rings be great? Should I dig up a local machinist?

Should I just go clean something instead?

[Jeff N.]

Yo dude. My understanding is that the case is pressed together with the shafts and the bearings. By cracking the case, you *must* more or less install new bearings. Bearings are press fit into the case, not a home job. Once the case is cracked, everything else becomes fair game - stuff like syncros, forks, shafts/gears if worn, etc.

Locally, I know Dan Patzer will rebuild trannies. Bet there are others...try the CCA Puget Sound board for ideas on people to ping... ??

Jeff

[Martin in Bellevue]

Yo dude. My understanding is that the case is pressed together with the shafts and the bearings. By cracking the case, you *must* more or less install new bearings. Bearings are press fit into the case, not a home job. Once the case is cracked, everything else becomes fair game - stuff like syncros, forks, shafts/gears if worn, etc.

Locally, I know Dan Patzer will rebuild trannies. Bet there are others...try the CCA Puget Sound board for ideas on people to ping... ??

Jeff

[632 Regal]

that means you already have?

:D

[Martin in Bellevue]

Oh yeah, we can fix it.

[G Feller]

Oh yeah, we can fix it.

[Jeff N.]

naw...it was already loose, no?

BTW, our "package" arrived. You can go to my office and get it or wait.... :)

[Jeff N.]

BTW - I am such a sucker!!