My "TRANS REBUILD PAGE" (Lots of Pics)

[Jason_99ozGS]

Originally Posted by Man

Dude your bad ass. How are you. I went to Gateway last week. Was hoping to see you but I didnt. There were two other vr4s there tho. Both were 1st gens.
One red, one green.

You got a thread about what your up too? Id like to hear just why your shit is appart. Hopefully it is for more power reasons. But you werer in the low 12s the night I saw you. You could go 11s on those turbos I bet.

I will be putting a lsd in my trans. I dont think shift forks are going to be needed tho.

I went back the next week on race gas and shifted from 3rd to 2nd RPMs went up to about 10k and the engine ran rough after that. Anyways I tore everything apart and haven't found anything wrong. I think I just overlooked the fact that it jumped timing Anyways I've been away at school (I left like 3 days after it broke) and haven't had much time to go home. I'm probably just going to rebuild the heads and transmission while they're off. It should be faster when it's done at least

[Captain_Kirk]

Originally Posted by Man

Captain, That is greese on there. Im thinking the recall service may have been done and It came from there? How do you tell if your recall has been done?

Tonight I think im going to clean the housing with brake parts cleaner. After that I might take it appart.

Im thinking about replacing clutch while im at this job. Any recomendations for affordable performance?

Also, Any tips on opening the case up? Which screws did you strip? I dont want to do that! And also, What is gatecrushers tranny instalation mehtod that is really easy? Thanks!

The recall actually specifies to grease those splines but mine were not greased. The dealer assured me the recall was performed on my car. If you want to know about your recall, go to a local dealer and give them your VIN. They can look it up for you. If your TC is not leaking, don't worry about it.

You will get a million opinions here about what clutch to use. I hear that an RPS Max pressure plate with a stock disk is a good combonation. Personally, I went with a strictly stock plate and disk for now. I didn't want to spend a fortune on a clutch now so I bought an Exedy replacement off of ebay. My original clutch disk had really worn springs and rattled all over the place when I took it out. I'm not looking to make monster power yet, so a stock clutch does fine for me.

As for opening the case, the bolts should all have threadlocker on them, so they may be tough. I used an impact wrench and zipped them all right off. The one I stripped was on the inside of the case at the bottom. It's a flat headded allen screw at the very bottom of the case. If you are going to replace that bearing, use some heat to break the threadlocker before you try turning them.

[Man]

Well, Last Night I didnt even get to open the case up. Im taking forever cleaning the outside of the tranny. It is starting to look polished

Im not done with it. I probably wont finish it till this weekend. Ive got alot of homework to do tonight and I gotta go work now.

I know it will get dirty, but Im cleaning it to perfection anyway.
Ill post a pic before and after later.

[Man]

Well, Here I am. Tranny polishing is slow and tedious. I hate it. I figure, one more night and it will be all done. Here is a pic so far.

here is a before

[Jerggy13]

Originally Posted by Man

Well, Here I am. Tranny polishing is slow and tedious. I hate it. I figure, one more night and it will be all done. Here is a pic so far.

here is a before

fram oil filters suck......................................

[Man]

Tell me about it. Thats the last one Ill ever buy. That thing would not thread on and I was afraid I would cross thread the bitch.

[Man]

Need some help.

Taking this side of tranny off. (This is what you take off first right?)


The pin Im taking a picture of in the corner.... How do you get that out. Do I hit it with a hammer or what. I dont want to crack the case! HELP!

[maddog]

yes you punch out the alignment pin with a punch and a hammer

[Man]

YEAH! Finished Posishing for the most part. Got afew minor spots to finish before I reinstal but that can wait. ( Need smaller wire brushes and HomeDepot closed at 5pm! damn it.)

Finally cracked the case.


Hmmm... Were do I go from here?

Tommorrow I will order this>>> http://supercar-engineering.com/os/p...e94bc0479082c8 and BUY THIS BAD ASS!


Can anyone think of anything esle I will Need? Only my 2nd gear grinds and the car has only 64k on the odometer. Only reason 2nd gear syncros went bad is cause you have to keep the clutch in while you shift. I guess I forgot you cant let the clutch out before it is in gear!

[Jerggy13]

why dont you go with the dif insert and save some money?