Which place in Southern Cali do you guys recommend taking my tranny to install
my ATS final drive and replace synchro's for me?

btw - my tranny is already removed from the engine. They just have to open the housing and do the work needed.

 

oh yea....originally I was intending to take it to the dealership but I like to know of any alternatives.

 

take it to Jeff at Importbuilders

 

ttt

 

Come over to my house..

 

If you took a road trip to AZ my friend Chris could do it for you....He is a certified honda master tech.....and he did my ats fd for me. No problems what so ever. He can do your syncros no problem also.

 

it would help us to know what part of socal you're in, unless you don't mind long drives

 

helms = $60

diy = priceless

 

bring it to FL and I'll install it all

 

Just from looking at helms, it looks like putting a precision watch back together and I dont have a press to do the job

 

press not necessary, do wetodd style, use your car and some pieces of wood

 

Press is not needed at all. You do need a 3 prong bearing puller and a few big fuggen hammerss, the right size sockey for the bearing is good too (to hammer it on, I think it's a 27mm). It's really really really simple on the inside, the diagrams look worse than it really is.

 

hmmmm....from the book, it looks like the ATS would go on the mainshaft, right?
And synchro's would be replaced on the countershaft, right?
Would it go to a point where the whole gear set would <U>all</U> be disassemble

 

You install the final drive on the diff. You have to disassemble the whole countershaft because you don't use the stock one with teh ATS or the stock first gear. So while you're reassembling the countershaft assembly, just replace the syncros.

 

so only the mainshaft would be left alone?

 

yes. be careful with it though, nothing is pressed on it, everything will just fall of it if you flip it upside down.

 

Having watched someone put an ATS in my transmission last weekend, I would not recommend it unless you are fairly mechanically inclined, or at least have watched someone else do it. It is not wildly complex, but getting everything aligned on the countershaft can be tricky.

Now I would be willing to try it, but I'm glad I didn't attempt it cold. The Helms can only explain so much.

 

how long did it take for that person to finish your transmission?

 

&lt;--- drop tranny, install ATS, install clutch and flywheel and put tranny back on....4 hours!

 

&gt; how long did it take for that person to finish your transmission?

I also had my clutch disc, pressure plate and flywheel replaced at the same time. The entire job took about 6 hours of unhurried work. Pulling the transmission and putting it back in the car takes most of that time. The actual gear work was probably about 90 minutes.

I used Jeff at http://www.hybridautomotive.com in San Jose. I would highly recommend him if you need some work done in the Bay Area.


[Modified by norice, 11:53 AM 7/16/2002]

 

Possible, yes. However, if you are doing it for the first time, I would suggest saving a whole weekend for it.

 

my tranny is already on the ground. just needed to know how long did it take for the ats final drive and synchro replacement

 

Jeff aka Jeff652

 

4 hrs is seriously busting ***... you definatly weren't drinking enough beer.

 

No, actually 4 hour completion time can be attributed to a lift and air tools.

Jason-
who hates doing car work with standard tools after being spoiled at Chad's shop