Transmission disassembly process

Here is a simplified diagram of the transmission, and a photo of the junkyard transmission before disassembly:

Removing the black end cover gives easy access to fifth gear, even when the transmission is installed in the vehicle:




If the transmission is out of the vehicle, a bit more work reveals the rest of the gears, and the two main shafts can be removed:





After the two shafts are removed from the case, it takes a big press and a lot more work to remove the bearings and gears from the shafts:





After all that work, the only parts I need from the junkyard transmission are from second gear. Note that the smaller diameter gear
is one solid piece with the input shaft, so I cut it off the shaft before taking the pieces to the machine shop:



For a description of the machine shop work, see link "Machine Shop Work" at the top left of this page. If you find my web site worthwhile, please link to it from your web site.

- Tom Leone TGLEONE AT GMAIL DOT COM

Last modified: June 28, 2006  (moved from PeoplePC to Google Sites November 2009)