[ausev] Manual Transmission Rebuild

[Roy Holder]

I have worked on some before, I had a friend in collage that would help for
a dinner or 2.
The 3rd sync should be easy,  but the mystery rattle, could be very
difficult, and is not in the factory manual .
You could call to see if you can rent the tools, and try.  If not
reassemble everything and send it in.  
I had to do that once, as long as it is not a basket case, they should not
give you a  hard time about it.


At 12:41 PM 3/7/2007 -0600, you wrote:
>So I pulled the MR2 transmission last weekend and set it off to a 
>transmission shop up here in Austin.  They do not even have the tools to 
>open it, and they don't have the time to haul it to a shop that 
>specializes in manual transmissions.  They asked me to come get it, and 
>gave me the name of the company (Pistole, in South Austin) that they 
>would usually sub the work out to.
>
>The transmission has two problems, a bad 3rd gear syncro (much needed) 
>and a metallic rattle that sounds like some loose piece is falling to 
>the bottom of the transmission whenever the vehicle comes to a halt.
>
>So now I have a choice, do I haul the tranny to the South end of town 
>and pay for a rebuild, or do I do the rebuild myself.
>
>1. I never even opened a transmission before, and the diagrams make it 
>look tremendously complex inside.
>2. I lack all of the tools required, (including a inch/lb accurate 
>torque wrench and a bearing press) as well as several special service tools.
>
>OTOH,
>1. I may save a little money now, and certainly will save money if I 
>ever have to do this again
>2. I can modify the transmission for a electronic speed sensor, and 
>maybe even remove unneeded gears like first.
>3. The factory manual I have covers the entire process, and is very 
>complete.
>
>Thoughts?  Anyone ever done this before?
>
>Mark Farver
>
>
>
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