Thread: tranny troubles

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alright i'm gonna dig out my dremel and hopefully i have cutting discs, since i wont have time to run and get some.... once i get this stupid bearing out this tranny will be a snap to put back in...

and heres a picture of the bearing to give you an idea even tho its a little late

its hard i was trying to drill it with a heavey duty titanium bit and it was getting no where... and actually i'm not replacing the rear main seal..... the car belongs to a friend that is broke and could barely afford the clutch kit..... his tranny needs a rebuild too really, its got a lot of shaft play, luckly the pilot and splines are still in good shape, but he wont be able to afford the rebuild for another month at least..... i already had to pay to resurface his flywheel.... luckily i dont mind dropping the tranny again, it only takes me about 20 minutes to get it out and another 20 to get it back in....

A good man with a fine-tipped cutting torch could split that sucker in half without damaging the crank. Don't try this at home, kids, find a licenced professional!
Is the metal thin enough to get a pointy punch in behind it and roll it inwards?

the story ends sadly..... i cut the bearing out with my torch and got the new clutch in and the tranny back in.... got everything put together for my buddy and he was happy..... but the clutch cable snapped... so he came back the next day and replaced it while i was at work.... he couldn't get it to start.... his waterpump was out when he drove it over to my house and i had been scared he blew his head gaskets.... sure enough he did... and in a pissed off rage... he sent it to the wrecking yard while i was gone..... so i did all that work for nothing

yeah that mustang was already a piece of junk you could tell by the rims, he had 13" x 10" daytons........ it actually ran great before he blew the heads.... but after that whole incident..... i'm not doing anymore major work for friends just because i'm sick of doing favors for people and then getting pushed to waste my only day off not getting rest or paid.... i'll still be nice enough to do belts, accesories, tuneups... the easy stuff... but definately no more heavey line