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Really long-winded trans saga
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Posted by KenManiac [Email] (#392) [Profile/Gallery] (more from KenManiac) on Tue, 5 Sep 2006 08:53:02 Share Post by Email
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well, the car is back together and drivable. my auto trans went bad a couple weeks ago, and i just finished changing it. It only took a few weeks to get it all done.

a few things i learned:

DON'T try to remove the shift lever if there's no shifter at the other end of the shift cable. indeed, there was no end of the cable, but trying to bust the nut loose drove the cock's comb past its limit, rendering it immobile. not so bad, have to remove the valve body anyway to swap the kickdown cable the junkyard monkey cut, but it also broke the end off the gear selector piston. good thing the old trans had a good one. (see further lesson at end)

3 tuba-fores (2 x 4s) are enough to hold up the engine, trans and crossmember without a problem. ignore the creaking sounds you hear as you first put load on the pile of lumber.

buying an air compressor (old dayton speedaire 2 hp 20 gallon off craigs list) does make it easier putting bolts back in, but the few nights spent tinkering with it are nights away from the trans. worth it? i'll let you know after i change the reed valves. i did get one good night of use out of it, and my hands thank my brain for deciding to get it. $60 well spent, even if it does need a few parts. btw, an old corvair heater fan is the same size as the blower on a direct drive speedaire.

after a 10 hour day spent on one's feet, do not expect to go out to the garage and get massive stuff done. you're tired, take a night off.

a used trans, even if seemingly freshly rebuilt, may have issues. it is probably the governor seals, but i will check the kickdown again (getting really good with the valve body procedure now), adjust the band, and change the fluid.

check to make sure they drained it before putting 5 qts of fluid in. damn, that thing was full. oopsie!

it is really good to have my car back. the consolation prize was my Dad's 1990 Mazda RX-7, which is a really nice car and a total creampuff (104K miles, nearly perfect) but my 94 aero is quicker, handles better and has much more luggage room. and a better stereo. and it's not an arrest-me-red sports car.

the one part i was dreading the most, getting the converter bolts back in, wasn't bad at all. i got them started and snug from below, without removing the exhaust. then rotate engine and tighten with a chrome socket thru the starter hole. Most of my sockets are black 6 point impact sockets; they are a bit bigger OD and don't fit the little cutout as easily.

taking the intake manifold makes getting the torque converter bolts out easier. removing just the throttle body is quicker and makes it easy enough. use kneepads!

When you have to take the valve body off the new trans to change the gear selector piston you stupidly broke in lesson 1, don't ignore the little voice in your head that says " don't take it apart, just use the old VB. It works and shifts fine". If you choose to ignore that little voice, prepare to spend another week pounding your head against the wall. Also $100 in parts that probably weren't needed, and too many hours doing really PITA procedures to change those not-bad parts. (servo piston in particular) Pay attention to the voices in your head!

i used to be a mechanic and did bigger jobs before, but always with more experienced coworkers and a lift. persistence does pay off. as does the large bottle of advil.

the soreness goes away. the satisfaction of getting it done all by myself does not.

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