Has everyone replaced the ISB on a 95 EX transmission and I wanted to know if its easy?

 

Bump

 

Not going to lie, it's a bitch.

Got to yank the axles, the transmission, un bolt all the slave cyl stuff, shift linkage, all the wiring, pull the clutch, flywheel, just to get to it.

Chances are it's stuck in there really good and you will need a bearing puller

 

if you've ever replaced a tranny its not bad at all.

you can tap it out with a hammer and socket and tap the new one in the same way.

just make sure you replace the seal with it, and check everything else out for play and excessive wear while your in there.

and get honda-bond to reseal the tranny... that stuff is the ****

 

So do I have to take the gears out to get to the bearing and seal?

 

Depends on which bearing is bad, if its the one towards the end of the case on the passenger's side you just pull the case and replace the bearing. If its the one of the other side (where the mainshaft goes through the bell housing) then you have to remove the mainshaft, countershaft and shift forks. Its still not that bad though.

 

yurp.

its not bad though.. the gears are assembled like two kabobs you'd throw on the grill. and the shift assembly is held in with one bolt and comes out in one big assembly as well. remove the reverse idler gear and its lever with two 10mm bolts and pull out each assembly and your almost there.

the biggest frustrations are trying to grow 4 extra fingers to hold everything lined up when you go to throw the shift forks back into the clockwork.. but a little patience and a couple beers and its all done.

if you can pull axles and remove a tranny... i'd go for it. pick up a hayne's manual for the car and it'll run everything down for you step by step. and if for some reason **** hits the fan and you can't get the tranny back together, drop it off at a trans shop and they'll reassemble it for you. even if you have to spend coin for them to do it, or even just drop the tranny off there and have them do it, you'll save a TON of cash by pulling the tranny out yourself.

 

Thanks guys you all have been very helpful.