Subliminal
07-01-2010, 09:19 PM
Man...So, you may or may not have seen my previous thread about my swap from the auto 518 to the manual Getrag 360.
I initially got it back together, but I had a shudder in the drivetrain and was missing the alignment screws, so just used some bolts I found.
Well, today I got up early, took the whole thing back apart, took the pressure plate and flywheel to Phoenix Friction Products and they threw them on the machine, balanced them and told me where they had any balance issues, so I could offset the two pieces.
Spent the entire afternoon putting it back together, with the help of several neighbors (one helped me push the tranny to the bellhousing, which is a pain in the nuts, and one helped me get the shifter back in...also a pain in the nuts).
My alignment bolts actually came from zbag.com today, so those went in as well.
Man, she purrs like a kitten...sort of...lol. But she shifts smoother, goes into gears like a dream, and just all over feels great!
I also met a guy from craigslist and bought 2 cans of R12...gotta figure out how to get that into my system...as it's terribly hot sometimes.
Anyway...to coin a phrase...I'm as pleased as punch! Two months to do it the first time...one day the second time. Durp!
I initially got it back together, but I had a shudder in the drivetrain and was missing the alignment screws, so just used some bolts I found.
Well, today I got up early, took the whole thing back apart, took the pressure plate and flywheel to Phoenix Friction Products and they threw them on the machine, balanced them and told me where they had any balance issues, so I could offset the two pieces.
Spent the entire afternoon putting it back together, with the help of several neighbors (one helped me push the tranny to the bellhousing, which is a pain in the nuts, and one helped me get the shifter back in...also a pain in the nuts).
My alignment bolts actually came from zbag.com today, so those went in as well.
Man, she purrs like a kitten...sort of...lol. But she shifts smoother, goes into gears like a dream, and just all over feels great!
I also met a guy from craigslist and bought 2 cans of R12...gotta figure out how to get that into my system...as it's terribly hot sometimes.
Anyway...to coin a phrase...I'm as pleased as punch! Two months to do it the first time...one day the second time. Durp!