Want a Taller 6th Gear? Click Here
06-26-2012, 09:07 AM
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Want a Taller 6th Gear? Click Here
Based upon the information from this thread: http://forums.maxima.org/all-motor/373331-mfa60.html
I am having a hard time locating these gears in the current times, as I find places that have them/can order them I'll update this post with more sources as time goes on.
Japanparts.com - 5/25/12
32342-8H565
32331-8H565
-The price I got for each was $122 USD.
I am having a hard time locating these gears in the current times, as I find places that have them/can order them I'll update this post with more sources as time goes on.
Japanparts.com - 5/25/12
32342-8H565
32331-8H565
-The price I got for each was $122 USD.
Last edited by aackshun; 06-26-2012 at 09:20 AM.
07-09-2015, 03:45 PM
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Well, I just got shipping confirmation for a .54 gearset.
They were ordered for me through a parts brokerage over 3 months ago, from someplace in Germany, and are branded as Renault.
32331 8H566 is the replacement for 32331 8H565 which is the input gear
and 32342 8H565 is the main gear.
Paid a bit over $250 for the set, including overseas shipping.
I'll update with more info when they come in if anyone is interested.
Sorry for the necromancy, but this is the best thread to put this tidbit in.
They were ordered for me through a parts brokerage over 3 months ago, from someplace in Germany, and are branded as Renault.
32331 8H566 is the replacement for 32331 8H565 which is the input gear
and 32342 8H565 is the main gear.
Paid a bit over $250 for the set, including overseas shipping.
I'll update with more info when they come in if anyone is interested.
Sorry for the necromancy, but this is the best thread to put this tidbit in.
07-27-2015, 01:31 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 7
Transmission gears came in Wednsday while I was at work, so I of course had to get them installed before I could go to sleep...
Branded as Renault, one is "made in Japan", the other one "made in France".
The French made one is a superseded part number compared to what originally was offered.
Input shaft gear on the left, main shaft gear on the right.
Since I already had the main and input shafts out, it was relatively easy to swap them in.
The main shaft was the first under the knife, since there was less complexity, given it's a fixed gear and not a selected one.
I didn't think to start taking pics till after I had the snap ring, c-ring retainer, c rings, and bearing off...
(And no, I'm not doing this on the dining room table, I was a good boy and went out to the shop.
)
The lighting isn't the greatest, but if you look close you can see the spacer that sits between the 6th main gear and the bearing, and keeps the bearing from bottoming on the splines.
Splitting/pulling the old mainshaft gear off.
Old gear on the left, new on the right.
I took a micrometer to them, and they both measured the same between mating surfaces, so there was no need to swap spacers! :twisted:
If you look in the upper left corner, by the red covered seal pick, you can catch the c rings and their holder.
New main gear, with spacer/bearing/c rings, c ring retainer, and snap ring in place.
Next was the input shaft.
This is a selected gear, so there's a coupling sleeve, synchro rings, little synchro springs and keys, and a needle roller bearing to contend with.
Again, I forgot to take a pic till after the bearing was off, and the snap ring was off...
Ready to take off the gear, along with the inner needle bearing race. The gear forms the outer race.
6th gear synchro spring, and 6th/5th synchro keys.
These technically should have stayed in the coupling assembly, but since I don't have the special tool and a press, they flopped out. More on this later.
A view of the 5th/6th coupling assembly, minus the coupling sleeve, 6th gear synchro, 6th gear synchro spring, and 5th/6th synchro keys.
6th gear synchro.
Looks pretty good. Hopefully I'll find out how it ends up feeling sometime in the next few months...
Old gear on the left, new on the right. New one has the needle cage and the inner race in it.
You can see the synchronizer cone and the engagement dogs. Surprising how much torque you can transmit through those...
6th gear synchro spring and synchro keys installed. I ended up forgetting to check the 5th gear synchro spring though...
The spring ends are supposed to go under the keys and push them out... These were above.
I noticed this AFTER pressing on the inner needle race...
This happened because I slipped them into the coupling sleeve from the 6th gear side, instead of doing it the right way, which is slide the sleeve off, install all three keys in their slots, then slip the coupler over.
Ended up removing things, then reinstalling the keys, then puting it all back together.
Snap ring installed. The bearing has a counterbore on one side that clears the ring, and keeps it in place. neat bit of engineering there.
Bearing reinstalled.
All said and done, it was simple, just a bit tedious.
Parts came via autopartmaster.com, and took a few months due to the brokerage needing to have them shipped in from Europe to the Ukraine, then from the Ukraine to the US. Shipping was only $30, which was very surprising.
Branded as Renault, one is "made in Japan", the other one "made in France".
The French made one is a superseded part number compared to what originally was offered.
Input shaft gear on the left, main shaft gear on the right.
Since I already had the main and input shafts out, it was relatively easy to swap them in.
The main shaft was the first under the knife, since there was less complexity, given it's a fixed gear and not a selected one.
I didn't think to start taking pics till after I had the snap ring, c-ring retainer, c rings, and bearing off...
(And no, I'm not doing this on the dining room table, I was a good boy and went out to the shop.
)The lighting isn't the greatest, but if you look close you can see the spacer that sits between the 6th main gear and the bearing, and keeps the bearing from bottoming on the splines.
Splitting/pulling the old mainshaft gear off.
Old gear on the left, new on the right.
I took a micrometer to them, and they both measured the same between mating surfaces, so there was no need to swap spacers! :twisted:
If you look in the upper left corner, by the red covered seal pick, you can catch the c rings and their holder.
New main gear, with spacer/bearing/c rings, c ring retainer, and snap ring in place.
Next was the input shaft.
This is a selected gear, so there's a coupling sleeve, synchro rings, little synchro springs and keys, and a needle roller bearing to contend with.
Again, I forgot to take a pic till after the bearing was off, and the snap ring was off...
Ready to take off the gear, along with the inner needle bearing race. The gear forms the outer race.
6th gear synchro spring, and 6th/5th synchro keys.
These technically should have stayed in the coupling assembly, but since I don't have the special tool and a press, they flopped out. More on this later.
A view of the 5th/6th coupling assembly, minus the coupling sleeve, 6th gear synchro, 6th gear synchro spring, and 5th/6th synchro keys.
6th gear synchro.
Looks pretty good. Hopefully I'll find out how it ends up feeling sometime in the next few months...
Old gear on the left, new on the right. New one has the needle cage and the inner race in it.
You can see the synchronizer cone and the engagement dogs. Surprising how much torque you can transmit through those...
6th gear synchro spring and synchro keys installed. I ended up forgetting to check the 5th gear synchro spring though...
The spring ends are supposed to go under the keys and push them out... These were above.
I noticed this AFTER pressing on the inner needle race...
This happened because I slipped them into the coupling sleeve from the 6th gear side, instead of doing it the right way, which is slide the sleeve off, install all three keys in their slots, then slip the coupler over.
Ended up removing things, then reinstalling the keys, then puting it all back together.
Snap ring installed. The bearing has a counterbore on one side that clears the ring, and keeps it in place. neat bit of engineering there.
Bearing reinstalled.
All said and done, it was simple, just a bit tedious.
Parts came via autopartmaster.com, and took a few months due to the brokerage needing to have them shipped in from Europe to the Ukraine, then from the Ukraine to the US. Shipping was only $30, which was very surprising.
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