Originally posted by Kitty
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Finished up the gearbox replacement in the BG. Some notes.
Drivers side mount is trashed, I don't recall if I've ever replaced it.
Rear mount was trashed after only being on the car a year and a half. Front one was looking okay. Filled front and rear with window-weld I had left over from the 240s quarter window replacement. I think the delrin cross-member bushings on non-filled mounts is not a good combination for longevity. Aside from a bit of teeth chattering vibration at idle with the a/c on the ride quality hasn't taken much of a hit. I'd say it feels better than filled mounts and stock blown out rubber bushings.
Whatever factors that were causing my erratic vibration on hard lefts has fixed itself. I wouldn't be surprised if it the old gearbox wasn't to blame for a part of it, the amount of metal I removed from the 5th gear housing alone was impressive.
I'm liking the new box so far, although first is a bit finicky but I need to bleed the clutch again and I have generic 90w gear oil in it because I wasn't putting $50 worth of redline in an unknown condition box.
New box came with OEM output shaft seals which is a good sign. I butchered the drivers side one getting the remainder of the CV shaft I asked them to leave in for shipping. I bat about 50% on getting those to be reusable. I threw the old passenger side seal onto the new one. It's only a year old or so and those never get damaged from cv removal/install.
Came with a speed senor that fixed my 30mph oscillation.
I don't think the neutral switch it came with is working proper. I didn't think to check it before installation. I might of just plugged it in poorly.
The throttle lift shifter vibration is back with a vengeance. I'm going to have to jam more socks in the mid-console.
The gear selector arrived with a rubber sleeve bushing inside the bolt area. I've never noticed that on parts diagrams and I'm wondering if this wasn't a shop fix for a loose shifter. I installed it. I was also glad to have another one of those offset shoulder bolts as mine was on it's last legs.
I definitely went over the recommended shop hours for a pull and replace, but it was humid as hell and I took my time
Drivers side mount is trashed, I don't recall if I've ever replaced it.
Rear mount was trashed after only being on the car a year and a half. Front one was looking okay. Filled front and rear with window-weld I had left over from the 240s quarter window replacement. I think the delrin cross-member bushings on non-filled mounts is not a good combination for longevity. Aside from a bit of teeth chattering vibration at idle with the a/c on the ride quality hasn't taken much of a hit. I'd say it feels better than filled mounts and stock blown out rubber bushings.
Whatever factors that were causing my erratic vibration on hard lefts has fixed itself. I wouldn't be surprised if it the old gearbox wasn't to blame for a part of it, the amount of metal I removed from the 5th gear housing alone was impressive.
I'm liking the new box so far, although first is a bit finicky but I need to bleed the clutch again and I have generic 90w gear oil in it because I wasn't putting $50 worth of redline in an unknown condition box.
New box came with OEM output shaft seals which is a good sign. I butchered the drivers side one getting the remainder of the CV shaft I asked them to leave in for shipping. I bat about 50% on getting those to be reusable. I threw the old passenger side seal onto the new one. It's only a year old or so and those never get damaged from cv removal/install.
Came with a speed senor that fixed my 30mph oscillation.
I don't think the neutral switch it came with is working proper. I didn't think to check it before installation. I might of just plugged it in poorly.
The throttle lift shifter vibration is back with a vengeance. I'm going to have to jam more socks in the mid-console.
The gear selector arrived with a rubber sleeve bushing inside the bolt area. I've never noticed that on parts diagrams and I'm wondering if this wasn't a shop fix for a loose shifter. I installed it. I was also glad to have another one of those offset shoulder bolts as mine was on it's last legs.
I definitely went over the recommended shop hours for a pull and replace, but it was humid as hell and I took my time
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