well here are the pics from my dead tranny. for the last 10k or so i had a whirring noise coming from my tranny and most people told me it was the main input shaft bearing. i was also told dont bother changing it and just ride it out because nothing will happen. common sense should have told me otherwise but nope. so im crusing in 5th when it goes, and i cant shift out of 5th.

i dropped the tranny and split the case. of course enough metal shaving stew to feed a family and ball bearings all over. the only damage was the bearing, the outer-most gear on the input shaft and then the piece in the last picture.

would it be worth my time to just replace these 3 pieces (gear, bearing, bracket piece) and throw the tranny back together and use it or to just fork out a couple hundred dollars for some other cable si tranny? money is very very very very tight and i need this thing on the road in about 2 weeks.

here are the pics.

 

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i have been thinking about what i am going to do when my tranny explodes... cause ive got an si tranny with the same whirring noise and i also have no money.

i talked to a guy at amco transmission and he said that if i brought the tranny in and dropped it at the counter, they could rebuild it for around $600.. which is not cheap.. but that might be the route i go.

but you could probably also find a zc trans with a higher final drive for around that price, or another used si trans for like $300. and dx trannies are everywhere if you want to get out of it for cheap until you have more money.

good luck with it though.. i hope i wont share the same fate as you soon.

edit: oh man.. i didnt notice that chunk out of that ?shift fork? in the third picture. i would have to say that it may be time for a new tranny all together.. unless that large metal peice is cheap from honda..