i and about to finish up my VG-5 swap but before i go putting it in, what should i look for or do to the trans before i put it in?

i have replace the axle shaft seals and the clutch and the slave cylinder.

are there any major leaking points on this trans?

 

replace the striking rod seal (get a new seal and new lockpins for it). it can be a huge pita to get off, due to rust. but my tranny leaks out of it because i couldn't get the yoke off, so i couldn't replace the seal.

 

http://www.courtesyparts.com/maxima-...1677_1694.html

having one of them days, is it the 32880E?

 

well this was last october and i never managed to get the ef'fer off, so i gave up.

and no that's the wrong number

you need 32898 (and maybe 32859 if yours is all mangled like they usually are...)

and the star of the show is part 30401G on this page: http://www.courtesyparts.com/maxima-...1677_1691.html

 

you don't know how envious I am of the BOTH of you... the 5spd swap writeup is available, but I have no mechanical ability to do all that work nor the tools nor the garage space
... and what's worse... you can put a VE 5spd tranny in now!!! g'ah!

Congrats 300zmax for your near successful (if not already completed) transformation! Enjoy!

 

thank you for the confidence, still putting in the trans, waiting on parts.

im putting mine on in a bed of rocks, so not having a garage is something i can understand

 

almost there but i have a question, i checked courtesy nissan but could not find anything concrete, do i need to swap the axle bracket on the back of the block from my 89 se to my 91 gxe or at they the same?

 

swap them

 

what is this issue with the axle bracket when doing this swap? when i did my swap i did not swap it out. haven't noticed any difference??? anyone care to explain???

 

supposedly the angle is slightly different and you'll leak transmission fluid from that side if you don't swap them. I thought it was if you swap the VLSD from a VE, which is what I did, but I don't know about this situation (VG auto to VG manual).

 

i see... well, then i guess i'll have to check this when im under my car again to see if i notice any leaks.

 

actually it's ONLY a matter of manual vs auto... see?

 

ok??? but can you tell me whats the real reason to swap them. when i did my 5spd conversion i left the auto bracket on the block and did not swap it with the manual one.

 

some people have had leaks becaues of it. without a really good measuring setup it would be hard to say for sure what the actual difference is, but it's got SOMETHING to do with either the angle that the axle sits at relative to the tranny, or the offset. Technically the a/t and m/t axles (even vg to vg) are not the same but most people never really care about that too much b/c the axles have a little bit of lateral expandability/contractability in them, but the rigid shaft from the bearing to the diff does not.

 

this week end i will pull them and check them out. i will then post the results, w/ pictures. maybe i can get someone to sticky the info

 

They are different and a PITA to swap, but you must do it unless you like an oily undercarriage and topping off the gear oil every couple of weeks. Been there, done that...

http://forums.maxima.org/3rd-generat...t-removal.html