If you have to remove your tranny, what would you do while you there?

[cobrAA]

Mine is making a weird sound. It was rebuilt 3000kms ago I did maybe 10 launch in this timespan. so the rebuilt job was poorly done. Anyways, so what should I do ?

Option 1) Just do like some, each time it break buy another one at 400$ and wish it hold a season ?

Option 2) Buy a rebuilt 300zx synchro kit ( 300$), swap for a nismo pivot ball, is there anything else to be rebuilt in these tranny? and wish it will act like a brand new transmission for the next 5 years ?

Thanks for your advice.

For the reccord, the car does the 1/4 in 11 sec but see the drag strip maybe 10-20x a season. Pretty much a street daily car.

[evilgtr]

Can you be more specific on the weird noise please ? isit a metal on metal noise or a bearing noise ? broken clutch plates ?

What was involved in the rebuild ?

[bobbo]

Yea, need much more info on your "noise".

[cobrAA]

I was told it was a loose bearing maybe. but to me it doesnt matter.. I still have to pay someone to have it remove and put it back.

I drove the car for 2 months with that sound so it must not be a major issue. What it does is let say I'm at low idle ( -1500rpm) my car will start to rumble. IF I PRESS on the clutch pedal, the sound goes off and the car rumble just like any 20yr old jdm with cams does lol.

If I drive at 3000rpm I don't hear anything or feel anything. It's mostly at red light, I have to press the clutch in or else you think the car will fall apart.

as for the rebuilt.. there's like 800 $ of labor + the usual tax.. they charge me 300$ for 2 and 3 synchro, didn't change the other, I have a nismo pivot ball in it ( well I hope it's there and they didn't steal it.. cuz I don't recall seeing the OEM 20yr pivot ball), input shaft, couple of small bearing and stuff priced a 3-5$ and the reverse spring as they call it. That is on top of my head.

[Tony-R32]

How old is your clutch?

if you haven't replaced your clutch yet, and you have to take the tranny off, do your clutch at the same time. a Clutch job is 95% removing the tranny 5% swapping the clutch.

[cobrAA]

clutch is a OS giken twin plate.

[Tony-R32]

lol nvm then. Maybe do steel braided lines while your down there?

[bobbo]

your description sounds like a throwout bearing. Was the pilot bearing changed? I assume you know twin plates rattle.

[cobrAA]

your description sounds like a throwout bearing. Was the pilot bearing changed? I assume you know twin plates rattle.

well the nismo pivot ball priced at 50$ was changed.. the bearing I dont know? I've drove this twin plate clutch for 5000kms, I know the sound and feel of it but it's to a whole new level now.

I also changed the line to braided lines.

[Supraclean]

If it was me and had a backup ride (the skyline not been the daily) I would pull the tranny? clutch flywheel off before I ordered parts to see what I was dealing with.

Also doing it myself to keep costs down, but if your paying someone else to do it, Might aswell get a pilot bearing if it wasnt changed when your twin was installed. If ya can afford it maybe the rebuild isnt a bad choice.

[markc32]

sound slike a swearing pilot bearing

[cobrAA]

I used to do stuff myself and I always had to redo it. So I learn my lesson, if you cant do it right the first time, let someone else do it.

So yeah.. labour kill me.. Trying to find a good guy locally who could make me a sweet deal but I don,t know if I will find him.