Anyone rebuilt a tranny?

That is one feat I can honestly say I haven't touched on yet...I would love to learn how to work on transmissions, but I feel a lot more confortable taking it to a professional. One day I'll get a tranny from a junk yard and go to town on it. Good luck with yours, sorry I can't be much help.

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Did a Ford 3 speed many years ago. I had a Motors manual for instruction, but it was pretty much as you describe. That was rear wheel drive and the trans came out easily.

I have done automatic transmissions years ago, but would not be competent to do it now. There are lots of little details about how to disassemble them, clean them, replace needed parts, etc that you would have to keep current;otherwise, you could end up with a basket full of orphan parts.

I have helped do standard trannies. Some of them are pretty simple to disassemble and reassemble. But, you can't always easily see the wear that is causing the problem. Experience counts in this sort of work too.

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Mike

A standard trans is an extremely simple job as far as re-builds go. There are often a lot of little parts (snap-rings, clips) in large quantities, so being organised and following a manual step-by step is a must. Some models may require a hydraulic press to separate gears & synchros from their shafts, some do not. Then there is the whole matter of diagnosing the problem that the unit is being rebuilt for. But again, there aren't too many parts to worry about. Gears, dogrings, synchros, and linkage. A good eye should be able to pinpoint whatever the problem is once the case is apart. If you have any experience with cars, you should give it a shot. Just give yourself plenty of time & space.

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Easy explanation...

village idiot.

sure, in much the same way brain surgery is cut, scoop and stitch.

This may sound like a smartass comment, but what's your skill level like? Do you change your own oil? Ever rebuilt an engine? Do you own lots of tools or one pair of visegrips?

But yes, to rebuild a tranny (and pretty much anything on a car) is remove, clean, disassemble, measure/inspect, replace, reassemble, measure, adjust, reinstall, adjust.

That said, it's possible to do it at home, but you definitely need a manual for measurements and there's often a lot of "tricks" to it. What kind of tranny are we talking about?

Ray

tranny as in she-male?