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need help with putting in new gears and rebuilding traklock

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PeteyAce

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i just got the rebuild kit today but im gunna start this next weekend. how long of a job would this be in a garage and does anyone know or can show me where all this friggin bearings go??!
 

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Daggar

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If you don't have the tools and dial indicators required to install gears then you're biting off WAY more than you can chew. It's not a "slap together" project.
 

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Check out this site it will give you an idea on what to do, how to do it and how big of a project it is to do it right.

http://www.angelfire.com/theforce/5ohcpa/cpa5ohtech001.htm
 

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Daggar said:
If you don't have the tools and dial indicators required to install gears then you're biting off WAY more than you can chew. It's not a "slap together" project.
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Agreed, you mess up one little thing in the rear, and it will basically eat itself over time.
Just the fact that you are asking for help suggests that this is not the project for you.
Even some seasoned professionals still have rear end experts put their rears together, so don't feel inadequate, because i bet 95% of this forum payed someone to do it, and rightfully so.
 

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WHAT they said.


i have as much in tools to do the job you want to do, as you spent on ALL the stuff in that pic......

time to let your fingers do the walking......
 
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2000xp8 said:
i bet 95% of this forum payed someone to do it, and rightfully so.
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Yep... I'm one of those 95%. After watching a video on "how to" my exact words were "screw that".
 
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how much did all you pay? Im bout to pay $240 labor to put in my 3.73s. I know a guy that will do it for $150 but he cant do it until around the weekend of the 30th. and then i leave for boot camp a week after that, so i think its worth it to pay $90 more.
 

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well my uncle is helping me with this he is a mechanic, he has done this before but its been a while for him so he needs a little refrshment of memory. he is gunna pick up the dial indicator and other stuff
 

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Since you have someone who has done it before this should be a great learning experience for you. If you are confident in him then I say go for it. If you haven't looked at the link I put up I would read through it. That has to be the most comprehensive website on gears that I have ever seen. Good luck and what ratio are you going with?
 
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Yep, if I'd had somebody nearby that knew the job, I'd a been all over that. It's not mind boggling but it's definitely a process.
 

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im going with 3.73's, but one of the main reasons also is so i can learn, from him i know how yo take out a transmission and put in a new clutch
 
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