the bearing on my main shaft is not pressed on, the only way i was able to close the case is by putting the bearing on the case rather than the actual gear. i was wondering if i might encounter any problems as a result of this???
also, case is closed and ready to go and the other side of the main shaft doesnt spin freely, it does half way and the other half only spins if i use a clutch disk and a screwdriver...

 

Are you talking about the bearing thats closest to the driver side axle?
If so, yes, it will be a problem, specially if it comes loose.

My question is, why didnt you press it in before putting the trans back together? OR tapping it doing lil circles around with a hammer till it sits in there.

 

My question is, why didnt you press it in before putting the trans back together? OR tapping it doing lil circles around with a hammer till it sits in there.[/QUOTE]

i tryed to tap it on with a deadblow, not happening, plus the bearing was having trouble sliding into the case...

[QUOTE=eg_nezay]Are you talking about the bearing thats closest to the driver side axle?

sorry, i dont understand the question, its the bearing on the top of the main saft, not the differential...

 

when i switched the gears on in my case. i pulled out the ls main shaft, lifted up, tilted it and gears, syncros, etc went everywhere. i was putting gsr gears in so i still have a box full of a million little pieces
And it should spin harder when in gear like that. I had the same question when i did mine. as long as it spins the whole way around your cool. it feels kinda herky, jerky. like slip, hard, slip, hard... right????

 

The mainshaft should spin freely by hand. Something is wrong. Did you line up the washer on the mainshaft with the notch in the case?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Burke &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">when i switched the gears on in my case. i pulled out the ls main shaft, lifted up, tilted it and gears, syncros, etc went everywhere. i was putting gsr gears in so i still have a box full of a million little pieces
And it should spin harder when in gear like that. I had the same question when i did mine. as long as it spins the whole way around your cool. it feels kinda herky, jerky. like slip, hard, slip, hard... right????</TD></TR></TABLE>


yes...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b19coupe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The mainshaft should spin freely by hand. Something is wrong. Did you line up the washer on the mainshaft with the notch in the case?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yes, the washer under the bearing is lined up with the notch in the case...

 

Did you do a complete rebuild? Were the countershaft gears and bearings removed? There are notches in the friction dampers that line up with notches on the hubs of certain gears on the countershaft. If these are not lined up properly, it will cause binding of the mainshaft when assembled.