Well, I'm boned
- Thread starter Evil Jeff
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Unfortunately, no. I'm in house-buying mode right now, and the fix is coming out of those funds. And while an STi 6-speed would be tempting, it's a "get it fixed as cheap as possible" situation.
Plan right now is to take it to a buddy in Pittsfield tomorrow. He's a Chevy mechanic, and does trannys on the side. I just talked to him, and he said he will cut me a deal on pulling the tranny, cracking it open, and see what most-likely-cheap-part needs replacing. I have the SVX to fall back on, so he could take a month with it for all i care.
AND, I just found out I now have 3 weeks of vacation a year, AND they're making a new "A Boy and his Blob". So things are looking up!
inski
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:BangHead: Dang dude.
Have him look at the side bearings on the diff. And look at the shaft that has the pinion. It may have slid forward or backward out of position, like the shim collapsed or there is a needle bearing near the nut end that seems to disappear (gets ground up and spit off the shaft essencially making the 'stack' shorter) on older trannies. The "stack' of that shaft is critical.
Have him look at the side bearings on the diff. And look at the shaft that has the pinion. It may have slid forward or backward out of position, like the shim collapsed or there is a needle bearing near the nut end that seems to disappear (gets ground up and spit off the shaft essencially making the 'stack' shorter) on older trannies. The "stack' of that shaft is critical.
akinaspeedstar
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a throw out bearing is NOTHING!! well its a ton of work to get to, but the same as doing a clutch and WAY less then cracking a transmission!