5sp transmission rebuild

[cole455]

Haha, no, not me (no way that I have the patience for a gearbox). Jim Myers (races 510’s) recommended a guy named Jason in Winston (JO motorsports). I offered my 5 speed overhaul manual in case he needed it, but he laughed and said he’s done quite a few of these. I ended up leaving 2 different 5 speeds with him today. Will update as we progress.

[notoptoy]

Great to know, as I have a spare 5-speed to get done. I was going to tackle it this spring.

[Pjackb]

Just had my 69 5 speed repaired by Bert's Auto & Transmission in Surrey, BC Canada through Ross Mullen's contact. Got it repaired, resealed and returned and installed it on the weekend... shifts great!

Thanks for sharing
Really glad I found this as I didn’t trust any of the locals with it
I spoke to Them a few minutes ago and will be boxing and shipping the transmission for a refresh

[iloveredmeat]

Before you read this... please remember what your teachers told you: "There are no stupid questions. Only stupid people."

...or something like that.

Is there some sort of a 'bench test' that can be applied to a 5 speed transmission of unknown reliability?

I bought a 5 speed from one of the well-respected Roadster Illuminati, who really believes it to have been solid and working great when he removed it, but understandably he can't promise anything.

I believe the price I've heard for a rebuild is in the $1500 range, and that's just not an option right now.

I'm hoping there's a way to test the functionality - at least somewhat, so I can feel confident about installing it in my car.

Thank you!
Peter

[redroadster]

For auto trans the rebuilder has a hydraulic or engine test fixture it could also be set up for a manual but I doubt they would do it for you with out there rebuilding it
You could power it with a electric mtr geared down just seeing if it has a noise
A test on a manual is to ...with it running say 2k on a rack , wheels up
Push in the clutch half way then gently try to bring up the gears , seeing how much pressure on the shift is needed to bring that syncro to the speed or on road being careful

[iloveredmeat]

For auto trans the rebuilder has a hydraulic or engine test fixture it could also be set up for a manual but I doubt they would do it for you with out there rebuilding it
You could power it with a electric mtr geared down just seeing if it has a noise
A test on a manual is to ...with it running say 2k on a rack , wheels up
Push in the clutch half way then gently try to bring up the gears , seeing how much pressure on the shift is needed to bring that syncro to the speed or on road being careful

Thank you Red!

[andyb]

Bring it by next time you are up this way and we can rebuild it. With parts on hand it's a 1 day job. Alternatively, we can pull the cases and then order parts (Warner vs servo).
Andy