On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Daryl Christensen <daryl@aatransaxle.com> wrote:
> Regarding testing a trans out of the car..Kinda iffy to really tell much,
> but there are several ways to help decide..
> Turn the input shaft and see if there is an discernable noise or roughness
> you can feel. Roughness will be mainshaft bearing likely.
> Grab the input shaft and pull and push hard in and out.. If there is any
> clunking play, the mainshaft bearing is moving in the gear housing (front
> end of trans).That means the thing MAY pop 4th or at the least, will tell
> you it's getting tired. Every trans I rebuild gets a re-bushed housing for a
> reason..They are all tired after all these years, so beware.
> Turning the flanges will turn the diff And mainshaft, so anything you hear
> will likely be the MS bng and not he diff.
> Take the bell housing off and look deep in at the Pinion head..That's the 6
> or 7 tooth gear that turns the Ring gear (30 some teeth).
> The ring gears seldom wear, but look like they are..If the pin teeth are
> smooth and shiny with NO pits, your good to go.
> Turning the input shaft while shifting will tell you that it does, in fact
> shift. If 3rd or 4th is very notchy or feels glitch after a few tries, then
> maybe the 3/4 hub is already cracked. Dry shifting them is of no use..They
> all feel a bit different.
> That�s all I can think of currently, but my theory is that if all feels
> good, then slap her in and try it..If it doesn't work, oh well...You
> tried..That's the used tranny gamble and no way to tell otherwise for sure.
> Daryl of AA Transaxle
> 425-788-4070
> "On the cutting edge of Old technology"
>
>
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Gold info man. Gold!

Thanks.

This is interesting stuff.

Neil.

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