I'm going to be rebuilding my trans in the next couple of months and have some questions regarding what needs to be replaced and how to tell whats damaged.
Symptoms are:
1. Generally noisy (rattle, vibratons)
2. Crunching 1st and 2nd and really hard to downshift
3. Leaks around shift levers
I know that a bearing/seal kit will take care of symptom 1 and 3 and new synchros will fix the crunching.
I don't think I have the luxury of pulling the trans to do a complete tear down then order the parts.
Q1. Can I take the side cover off with the trans in the car and be able to tell what else needs to be replaced ( this is a daily driver )?
Q2. Is there anything that I should look for specifically that is a common issue that would cause a lot of noise other than bearings? ( like is it common for 2nd gear to be damaged or something like that? )
Q3. What are the "replace while it's apart" parts that I might as well do when I open it up?
It's a long tail, aluminum body truck OD.
Symptoms are:
1. Generally noisy (rattle, vibratons)
2. Crunching 1st and 2nd and really hard to downshift
3. Leaks around shift levers
I know that a bearing/seal kit will take care of symptom 1 and 3 and new synchros will fix the crunching.
I don't think I have the luxury of pulling the trans to do a complete tear down then order the parts.
Q1. Can I take the side cover off with the trans in the car and be able to tell what else needs to be replaced ( this is a daily driver )?
Q2. Is there anything that I should look for specifically that is a common issue that would cause a lot of noise other than bearings? ( like is it common for 2nd gear to be damaged or something like that? )
Q3. What are the "replace while it's apart" parts that I might as well do when I open it up?
It's a long tail, aluminum body truck OD.
