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07-16-2009, 10:17 AM

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machismo and I did it in 119-179 minutes.

i have my time logged here:

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lets see how fast i can do it, starting.......NOW.

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**** yeah, tranny if off again.....how long was that, i started at 3:35 now 4:15...40 minutes..... hell yeah.

**** clutchnet. good thing i have no life.

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ok sucess. done. 2 hour clutch job. **** you clutchnet.

07-16-2009, 10:42 AM

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Then pull the transmission with it. Be sure to mark the universal joint and the diff flange to make sure to realign it when you reattach.

07-16-2009, 10:42 AM

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Be sure to mark the universal joint and the diff flange to make sure to realign it when you reattach.

Since no one asked.....

WTF are you talking about here? Realign the driveshaft to the diff? UHHHHHH.

07-16-2009, 11:53 AM

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I think even the FSM says to mark the diff flange for some crazy reason. balance? who?

07-16-2009, 12:20 PM

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I think even the FSM says to mark the diff flange for some crazy reason. balance? who?

Yeah, I did it. Why not? Doesn't cost anything other than two dots with a sharpie.

07-16-2009, 12:23 PM

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I think even the FSM says to mark the diff flange for some crazy reason. balance? who?

Balance? Wear patterns?

**** that witchcraft and just put the thing back on. This is like one those three page long threads on M.net about changing oil or wiper blades.

07-16-2009, 12:34 PM

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haha I pulled the motor to do the clutch, but that was because I wanted to take the oil pan off to drill and tap it for the turbo. Pulling the motor is no big deal. . . Altho this is comming from someone who once pulled his motor almost all the way out in the 240sx to replace a leaking coolant hose behind the head.

07-18-2009, 01:36 AM

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Well i decided to just drop the tranny. Got it out by myself in 3 hours from start to rolling it out from under the car. Would of been 2 1/2 but the ******* 17mm bolt under the thermostat on the passanger side took me seriously 30 mins to unscrew. I suprised myself. Sleep time!

07-18-2009, 02:37 AM

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good man.

07-18-2009, 03:04 AM

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I can have the motor out of the car in around 2 hours. I dropped a tranny this week and it was 3 hours out, 3 hours in.

I hate dropping trannies. **** re-aligning that **** while benchpressing it into place.

07-18-2009, 10:18 AM

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I operate the harbor freight jack (holding trans) handle with my leg while I jostle the tranny. Works ok and I've never dropped one on my head.

07-19-2009, 12:30 AM

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Got that bitch back in. Replaced the rear main seal. Took me about 4 hours. Just a few bolts in there right now i need sleep. Gotta work early. Tomorrow ill finish the trans and either start on the roll bar or finishing up my WI install. Me and my girl wrestled around with the tranny for 2 hours before realizing the clutch lines were preventing mating

Finally i just started screwing bolts in and asked her to turn the crank at the same time. Sure enough the tail end of the tranny was turning

07-19-2009, 12:36 AM

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Another good tip to tranny mating is to get it up there, support it, then install the shifter and put it in 5th gear. Spin the driveshaft a little bit if you encounter a LOT of resistance, to try and mesh up the splines.

fake edit: "another good tip to tranny mating"

07-19-2009, 12:38 AM

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anyone have tips on tranny mating if your a guy?

07-19-2009, 01:20 AM

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**** re-aligning that **** while benchpressing it into place.

I second that. It took my weakass days to get through that part with just off and on frustration. i'll never pull the tranny again but instead just pull it with the motor

07-19-2009, 10:20 AM

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Got that bitch... in... the rear... Took me about 4 hours. ..in there right now... Gotta work early. Me and my girl wrestled around... for 2 hours before... mating

Finally i just started screwing... and asked her to turn the crank at the same time. Sure enough the tail... was turning

removed unnecessary words.

glad you got up in there.

07-19-2009, 11:00 AM

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^ awesome

I don't recall ever having a problem getting the trans back in per aligning the splines. One thing that helps is to prop the front of the engine using a board against the rad support to keep the rear pointing downward.

07-19-2009, 11:58 PM

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sucess! 4 hours today and i painted my valve cover and added a tip with some glass pack or steel wool whatever.

Made a stand and it ****** works great. (this is just the top)

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fresh painted valve cover

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(PS i know my top is fucked)

07-21-2009, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Splitime

Since no one asked.....

WTF are you talking about here? Realign the driveshaft to the diff? UHHHHHH.

I read in the shop manual to mark the flanges where the driveshaft connects to the diff. It didn't make too much sense to me, its just a rotating assembly, but if Mazda says so...