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Mista Bone
08-11-2009, 02:37 AM
Then you'll understand this humor.

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m307/bonespec/Transmission/D%20Series/Uniqsol/P8110006.jpg

Customer from Madison WI, just finished going thru his tranny. Was a Honda DX not EX, different ratios and FD.

Lock nut not staked in, bearings walked out of the case, diff bearings on backwards, magnet assembly left out, thrust washer in backwards, yeah some dummy worked on it.

He paid $1000 shipped for the tranny, ran it for 5000 miles and it started to grind third. Convinced him to get it to me via a buddy that was racing at Elkhart Lake. Four hours later ($100) and all is good, plus I changed some of the gearing ($50 in old parts) FD went from 4.06 to 4.25 and I change third from 1.172 to 1.259..........

I have more than four hours into it, but I feel for the guy.......
sean
08-11-2009, 03:05 AM
nice way to prove you need to know who your dealing with and that they know what they are doing with you things. Also a nice way to proove that there are still some very nice people out there. Good job.
Mista Bone
08-11-2009, 03:43 AM
I'm sometimes too nice........but then again I don't have a true shop, just working out of moms 22x22 garage.

I don't have the overhead......and can call this a hobby, which it is.
Katmandu
08-11-2009, 08:47 AM
KARMA works. What goes around comes around. :bigthumb

Especially when dealing in transmissions. ;) ;)
NUTTSGT
08-11-2009, 06:48 PM
Sil-glyde ? to reduce the friction on the penetration ?
Mista Bone
08-11-2009, 09:47 PM
LOL!!!!!!!!
blue lx
08-11-2009, 10:12 PM
would you want to fix my world class t5 i was told it was rebuilt but third grinds (just asking)
Mista Bone
08-11-2009, 11:10 PM
no exp. with T5's, but there are folks on here that can fix it.
blue lx
08-11-2009, 11:13 PM
ok thanks just checking not emergency if i shift easy it dont grind but i mean real easy like letting rpms drop completely
NXcoupe
08-13-2009, 09:01 AM
You already need a third gear and a 3/4 slider with blocker rings. Don't let anyone tell you that all you need is a 'synchro', no such thing, those three parts make the synchronizer assembly. If you bring it to our shop, we'll help you out best we can on the price and parts.
Mista Bone
08-13-2009, 03:00 PM
rscoupe......THANK YOU!!!!!!

The Honda folks who have rounded the teeth on slider and dog teeth, think just a new brass synchro will fix it.

Synchros don't grind, gears do!