going to throw my new type-r tranny in to my gs-r this weekend. what tools am i going to need to complete the job? are there some bolts that are gonna be hard to get to? if so what kinda tool should i get to reach them? anyone done this before?

thanks!

 

17mm,12mm,10mm,14mm, and possibly a 19mm sockets and probably wrenches with extensions., more than likely a 1/2 inch drive rachet, 3/8in rachet. ball joint fork, 32mm hub nut socket, hammer, breaker bar, a punch(forgot the size) for the spring pin in the shift linkage....thats all i can think of off the top of my head right now. also maybe 2 jacks and a few jack stands and some 2x4's peices

 

cool. ok now time for me to sound like a total noob... what is a ball joint fork and what is it used for? as well as a hub nut socket, breaker bar, and punch?

thanks for the help!

 

the fork pops the boltjoinst loose from their seats or you could you a pit-ma arm puller(they dont damage the boots), the hub nut socket is used to take the axle nut off(big bolt in the middle of the rotor/hub), breaker bars are extened bars that enable you to get leverage on bolts that have alot of torque on them, and the punch is like a chisel.

 

this article should help:
http://www.team-integra.net/se...D=958

 

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yea it is a little over my head. i'm gonna try to find someone whos done it before to help me out, i think that'd be the best route.

 

Just because he doesn't know what tools he needs does not mean he's not capable of doing the job. I've taken a tranny out and I wouldn't know all the tools I need off the top of my head. Better to ask now than waste time looking for the right tools in the middle of the job.

 

torqe wrench!...especially if you also decide to do a clutch job

 

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yea....ive done jobs and was oblivious to what i needed, i just knew that i needed a rachet...lol

 

well everyone i've talked to has scared me in to not doing it. i'm paying a mechanic to do it this wednesday. i trust the guy, and can at least be sure its done right. as much as i wanna do it myself right now, its my only car, and if i expletive up and for some reason can't finish it on a weekend, i don't wanna be stuck without a car for who knows how long.....

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by numotive &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well everyone i've talked to has scared me in to not doing it. i'm paying a mechanic to do it this wednesday. i trust the guy, and can at least be sure its done right. as much as i wanna do it myself right now, its my only car, and if i expletive up and for some reason can't finish it on a weekend, i don't wanna be stuck without a car for who knows how long..... </TD></TR></TABLE>

you gotta start somewhere, my first major car thing i did was rebuild the head on my engine. see if you can work beside the guy and have him show you a few things.