[ausev] Manual Transmission Rebuild

[Mark Farver]

Sarah & Erik wrote:
> I've been recommended to go to Pistole's for tranny work. He only does
> manual transmissions, apparently really knows his stuff and for my
> friend was cheaper than the other place he asked.
>
> Do you know how much the tools will run you, at least the transmission
> specific ones? If the tools are less than one rebuild and you feel
> pretty happy with the service instructions you have that might make a
> lot of sense.

I do not have a good feel for the cost of tools.. Toyota's instructions 
list about a dozen special tools required, but at least half of I think 
generic equivalents are available.  (For example, one of the SST's is an 
oil seal puller, which can be purchased in a kit from almost any auto 
place).  The hard part is I need to walk thru the instructions and 
figure out which tools I need, which tools I can make, and which ones I 
have to purchase.

A good introduction to the process is here:

http://www.ae92gts.com/ae92gts_trans_rb_1.html

This is a rebuild of the C52 transmission, which was standard on the 
non-supercharged version of the MR2.  I have a E51 transmission which is 
slightly more complicated (adds an oil pump, and a limited slip diff).  
His required SST's worth over $600, which is getting close to the cost 
of rebuilding the transmission.

Mark