1-3-2-4 Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 lol I was under the car yesterday near the front getting out the driveshafts and I see this kid start running up to the rear of the car and he's like Subaru in a little kids voice and the women was like yeeah Subaru! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 it's out!! btw and when I first did the head gaskets I saw that the tranny is missing a bolt.. does anyone know what the size and length of the bolt is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 (edited) crap you can't edit your posts after awhile here.. Anyways I took out the old tranny and I looked at the fork and guess what I saw? a crack that started right where it meets the ball on the transmission case.. Lucky for me the replacement transmission came with a clutch fork. I did forget that ground cable and ended up snapping it, I might have some spare wire and ring terminals. Two people today just came up to me while I was working saying they were impressed wasn't expecting that. Also I took the old transmission down to the work table and as soon as I sit it down on it's side I heard a bunch of bearings inside.. plus turning both drive axles it sounds really really nasty. After I get the transmission in tomorrow I will be taking apart the old transmission since I'm curious of what ever happened to 5th gear and I want to see what that metal part was.. OH I checked my rear main out.. I don't know it did not seem to be leaking but the whole transmission bellhousing smelled like old gear oil, old enough that it turned like a greyish looking color that must of been that smell I had. mounted the TOB on the replacement clutch fork My first time doing these clips I had the biggest hard time.. plus it was like 10 Pm and dark out.. Took the plate off because I wanted to be sure it was sealed well old and replacement (alum. oxide worked great) this crap was all over the place I ended up btw using moly lube instead of white lithium grease this time only because it's a tad bit thicker. Edited May 29, 2012 by 1-3-2-4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 transmission is in and it sounds good! having 5th gear really helps on the highway now! The new shifter kuncle is great as well as the new bushings on the stay rod.. Sometimes a little too good! as first and third can feel like they are almost in the same position. Since I have a spare on I was unable to check higher speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbennett2u Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I will post lol. Awesome that you got it going, sounds like a lot of work, I dont know if I would be able to do the same thing without a lot of help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 it's much harder if you don't have a transmission jack.. Oh btw here's pictures of the old transmission and what those metal bearings where.. and why my car never had 5th gear when I picked it up.. I swear I never seen a gear look that clean ripped off.. those bearings came from here the weight dry is pretty much what everyone said wow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Man that 5th drive gear is polished smooth! Someobody was tryin hard to keep it goin on the highway. I'd have to save that one. I don't even know how the bearings fell out of the rear pinion shaft roller. That one sets pinion depth, so if it fell apart the differential would soon follow because the pinion gear would be walking back and forth. You sure they didn't come from the front mainshaft bearing, or one of the center diff bearings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 Man that 5th drive gear is polished smooth! Someobody was tryin hard to keep it goin on the highway. I'd have to save that one. I don't even know how the bearings fell out of the rear pinion shaft roller. That one sets pinion depth, so if it fell apart the differential would soon follow because the pinion gear would be walking back and forth. You sure they didn't come from the front mainshaft bearing, or one of the center diff bearings? I'm positive Here is the other picture I wanted to show they were all spilling out from here So another thing is if 5th is smooth like that how come the other gear that meshes with it is not smooth as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Interesting to see one of those bearings go bad. That's supposed to be the tough one. Not sure why that 5th drive gear shredded and the driven gear seemed to survive relatively untouched. Hard to say, but I would have to guess some piece of that bearing got wedged between it and the case and knocked all the teeth off in one fell swoop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 Really.. I thought that bearing was the source of the gearing whine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) I know I'm not the first but what's the reason for the crack at the pivot point for the clutch fork? on the one that cracked from the I used white lithium grease but on the replacement I used molygrease Edited June 18, 2012 by 1-3-2-4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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