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There is one writeup here on Rennlist, but what he did was more extensive, and a full teardown to replace bearings.
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Now to diagnose, replace worn bits, and reassemble.
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I finally bit the bullet and dropped the transmission on my 2000 to see if I can address the issue with the 2nd gear downshift (all other shifts up and down are fine).
There isn�t much DIY info on this kind of job. There is one writeup here on Rennlist, but what he did was more extensive, and a full teardown to replace bearings. It kind of glosses over the part I need.
I have the transmission out of the car, nosecone removed, gear stacks exposed.
I need to pull the reverse down to 2nd gear. I need to remove the circlip, and pull the gears with my long arm puller, that part I get.
However, the shift fork seems like it is going to be in the way. I think I need to remove the fork from the rod. To do so, I�d drive out the roll pin, however, it doesn�t look like there is enough room behind it to get it far enough out to remove the fork.
Any advice from someone who has been here already, before I totally wing it?
I have workshop manual instructions which include pulling the gear wheel set. I haven't done this before so I'm not 100% confident it will cover everything you need but it appears to be instructions you need. I have included a couple of pages that might help. If you want the full instructions, send me a pm.
danielcooper9, this is perfect. Thank you!
It sounds like I just need to drive out the roll pins! (Instruction #4, 5). There must be more clearance than I thought.
I'll report back once I do it.
Thank you.
The roll pins come out as the book says. The shafts still wont come out - there is some sort of locking plate held down with two torx fasteners, one removable, the other pretty much inaccessible with the tools I have. Any tips?
I found another post where somebody got further than I did:
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...nt-my-diy.html
The locking plate I'm talking about is labeled in the picture in post #6 in the thread linked below. In post #7 it is still in place, but the shafts are out.
Pasted here for future reference (posted by user "am"):
The 3rd to 2nd gear downshift grinding at higher RPMs. Hopefully just the 2nd gear synchro parts, but only a close examination will tell me if there is more damage. Everything else works great, and no indication of bearing failure, so unless I bugger it up, I�ll fix it for the cost of parts. The next best option is a used gearbox of unknown history at $1500++.
