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how do i rebuild my 5 speed
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I agree.... although after the huge ordeal I went through to get a rebuilt one, I would have rather done it myself. Also, never, EVER, EVER buy a rebuilt trans from phoenix remanufactured trans's... they sent me two duds and the third finally worked, and guess who put in the wrench time... me and two of my friends.. OYE!
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If you have to ask you cannot rebuild a transmission yourself. There are alot of parts and you will need some specialized tools. A couple of members here have done it, but you do want to know what you're doing before you tackle it.
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Your best bet is to tear into an old junk tranny, maybe an old 3spd, and see if you can get it back together.
Most trannies are similar, so once you get familiar with them you won't be lost, but I'd hesitate to tear into a 5spd for the learning experiance.
Other than that, search out some transmission sites, specifically some exploded views of the tranny and realy look at it.
Most problems with manuals stem from the synchros and loose bearings, input shaft and output bearings can 'normally' be swapped out without tearing into the trans itself too deeply But that depends on the tranny design. (same goes for the needle bearings between the input and output shafts, but don't drop them inside!) synchros need the tranny torn down as you have to remove the gears, and you may as well change the worn bearings while you're in there.
it does take some experience, but if you have patience and are able to take some photos you can do it.
Most often the countershaft bearings and gears will be fine, most wear is confined to the input and output, but if you open it up and see a lot of pitted, badly worn or galled gears, I'd look for a new tranny, gears get expensive and you could easily spend as much on a few new gears as you would on a new tranny.
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Most trannies are similar, so once you get familiar with them you won't be lost, but I'd hesitate to tear into a 5spd for the learning experiance.
Other than that, search out some transmission sites, specifically some exploded views of the tranny and realy look at it.
Most problems with manuals stem from the synchros and loose bearings, input shaft and output bearings can 'normally' be swapped out without tearing into the trans itself too deeply But that depends on the tranny design. (same goes for the needle bearings between the input and output shafts, but don't drop them inside!) synchros need the tranny torn down as you have to remove the gears, and you may as well change the worn bearings while you're in there.
it does take some experience, but if you have patience and are able to take some photos you can do it.
Most often the countershaft bearings and gears will be fine, most wear is confined to the input and output, but if you open it up and see a lot of pitted, badly worn or galled gears, I'd look for a new tranny, gears get expensive and you could easily spend as much on a few new gears as you would on a new tranny.
ken.
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9140 said:
If you can do anything any one else can do, then why do you need our help? Rebuidling a manual transmission isn't something for the weekend automotive enthuisiast thats all.
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9140 you can do it if you are smart to grad high school and read a repair manual you can do it just need the tools. i would advise you read up and once you have read up on how the how to's of a transmission rebuild a couple time you can decide whether you want to do it or not. if you do good luck
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