tranny parts
11-10-2006, 03:59 PM
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tranny parts
ok, so the other day I changed my transmission oil (5-spd), and a small compression spring and bearing fell out with the oil. The bearing sits perfectly in the end of the spring. Is this some sort of shifter detent? Like it holds the shift fork in the right spot once the tranny is in gear? I noticed 1st and 2nd are a bit sloppier than the other gears now, and I don't think it's due to the new oil.
11-10-2006, 05:42 PM
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Did you put it back in? Yes it is the shift detent - it doesn't do anything with the fork it makes the rail 'click' when it goes into a gear or into neutral for postive shifting feel.
Try using the transmission drain plug or at least the reverse sensor plug next time...
Try using the transmission drain plug or at least the reverse sensor plug next time...
11-11-2006, 10:30 AM
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no, I just left it out. Figured it was from the shifter and didn't think it was that big of a deal to put it back in, plus I'm not sure how. I went for the first plug that looked like it would drain the tranny, lol. It stays in gear anyways, so I don't really care. The car is getting more and more worthless to me as I keep racking up tons of miles.
11-11-2006, 01:57 PM
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woah...
So parts fall out of your transmission and you dont think its that big of a deal? Next time try finding out what your suppose to do instead of taking off random bolts.
So parts fall out of your transmission and you dont think its that big of a deal? Next time try finding out what your suppose to do instead of taking off random bolts.
11-11-2006, 03:32 PM
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listen, I'm an engineering major, who's worked on tons of different vehicles. I know to not just rip and tear without knowing what to do. The actual drain bolt uses a square drive. It's pretty big, but in this case, I just removed the small detent plug because I didn't have much room to get to anything, and I didn't want to go to great lengths just to change my tranny gear oil. I simply asked what the pieces were for. A small ball bearing and a spring in a manual transmission isn't going to be extremely important. I was merely asking for confirmation that the two pieces were in fact a detent setup. I'm actually studying them right now in design. The design behind them is pretty neat, and quite extensive depending on the application.
P.S. Thanks for accusing me of not knowing what I am doing.
P.S. Thanks for accusing me of not knowing what I am doing.
11-11-2006, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackMaxdout
listen, I'm an engineering major, who's worked on tons of different vehicles. I know to not just rip and tear without knowing what to do. The actual drain bolt uses a square drive. It's pretty big, but in this case, I just removed the small detent plug because I didn't have much room to get to anything, and I didn't want to go to great lengths just to change my tranny gear oil. I simply asked what the pieces were for. A small ball bearing and a spring in a manual transmission isn't going to be extremely important. I was merely asking for confirmation that the two pieces were in fact a detent setup. I'm actually studying them right now in design. The design behind them is pretty neat, and quite extensive depending on the application.
P.S. Thanks for accusing me of not knowing what I am doing.
P.S. Thanks for accusing me of not knowing what I am doing.
The drain plug is a regular 14mm bolt. The fill plug is a 1/2" drive - you can buy a 3/8 to 1/2" adaptor at sears for approximately $3.50 if all you have is 3/8" tools. Put the detent back in ffs...
What field of engineering are you going into?
11-11-2006, 04:43 PM
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Mechanical. Although the mechanical engineering (or any engineering for that matter) industry in Maine is quite small. I'm looking at either being a project engineer, or something to do with laminates and composites for aerospace purposes. Why do you ask?
11-11-2006, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Nealoc187
The drain plug is a regular 14mm bolt. The fill plug is a 1/2" drive - you can buy a 3/8 to 1/2" adaptor at sears for approximately $3.50 if all you have is 3/8" tools. Put the detent back in ffs...
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