I must have something wrong with me.
I put the trans back together today..hopefully it’s gonna stay that way. While putting it back together, and before installing the valve body, you’re supposed to replace the assorted check balls that sit in little cups under the valve body. there were originally 9 check balls. The shift kit has you remove 2 of them. When I had to take the thing back apart last week, I removed the check balls, and put them in the trans pan. For whatever reason, ( and it didn’t dawn on me until I was putting it back together) I had only put 6 check balls back when I had it together last time. I distinctly remember telling myself that only 6 balls go back.
But today, I’m looking at the instructions, and I count the balls that are supposed to go back.....Seven...there’s supposed to be 7 balls, not 6. And I had no idea where the other 3 were. After wasting an hour looking, I decide to get a telescoping magnet, and run it around the bottom of the drain pan where I originally dumped out the remaining fluid..I swish the thing around, and all of the sudden i hear “ click!” One ball....just sitting in the bottom of that drain pan. It was all I needed, but just to think of what wouldn’t have worked as a result of that missing ball..
It’s back in the car now..so forward movement again.
The adapter is showing its cheapness over the others..Dude used threaded inserts in the adapter plate..After tightening the trans 1 time, one insert broke, and another popped out of its hole..with 2 of them gone now, I’m having to use a nut that is a bitch to get to the back side and hold..
The tail shaft mount is half done..I don’t take pictures of half done sht, so I got nothing there. I did take a picture of the EPS unit though..With the trans out, and that section of tunnel removed, there is absolutely no better vantage point to see that thing hanging there, so I couldn’t resist.
I guess you can also see my “ extendo-pedal“ bolted on brake pedal too..( Kinda stole that from MM)
I put the trans back together today..hopefully it’s gonna stay that way. While putting it back together, and before installing the valve body, you’re supposed to replace the assorted check balls that sit in little cups under the valve body. there were originally 9 check balls. The shift kit has you remove 2 of them. When I had to take the thing back apart last week, I removed the check balls, and put them in the trans pan. For whatever reason, ( and it didn’t dawn on me until I was putting it back together) I had only put 6 check balls back when I had it together last time. I distinctly remember telling myself that only 6 balls go back.
But today, I’m looking at the instructions, and I count the balls that are supposed to go back.....Seven...there’s supposed to be 7 balls, not 6. And I had no idea where the other 3 were. After wasting an hour looking, I decide to get a telescoping magnet, and run it around the bottom of the drain pan where I originally dumped out the remaining fluid..I swish the thing around, and all of the sudden i hear “ click!” One ball....just sitting in the bottom of that drain pan. It was all I needed, but just to think of what wouldn’t have worked as a result of that missing ball..
It’s back in the car now..so forward movement again.
The adapter is showing its cheapness over the others..Dude used threaded inserts in the adapter plate..After tightening the trans 1 time, one insert broke, and another popped out of its hole..with 2 of them gone now, I’m having to use a nut that is a bitch to get to the back side and hold..
The tail shaft mount is half done..I don’t take pictures of half done sht, so I got nothing there. I did take a picture of the EPS unit though..With the trans out, and that section of tunnel removed, there is absolutely no better vantage point to see that thing hanging there, so I couldn’t resist.
I guess you can also see my “ extendo-pedal“ bolted on brake pedal too..( Kinda stole that from MM)