1945/2000 is mine!

[123abc]

Picked up a transmission from a friend that was ran dry on fluid. Pulled it all apart for my first time ever tearing apart a DSM trans. Surprisingly, there's only 2 bearings and races that are trashed (on the intermediate shaft assembly), and the center diff doesn't quite feel right to me. Otherwise, nothing else seems to have abnormal play, the syncros look great.

Just some of the metal inside:

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/665/medium/011112222351.jpg

Outer bearing has some bad marks, along with it's race:

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/665/medium/011112222409.jpg

The inside bearing is pretty bad, explaining the chunks of metal:

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/665/medium/011112224726.jpg

The race is just as bad. I'm assuming the black build up is gear oil that was super hot?

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/665/medium/011112224656.jpg

I'm going to pull the transmission that's still in my Galant and take that one apart to figure out what happened and if anything is usable. I have my fingers crossed I can make a good transmission out of the two with some left-over parts. I'll have to make more room to take the other one apart:

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/665/medium/011112231338.jpg

[awd-drifter]

ouch. hope all goes well man.

[123abc]

I should be able to get two new bearings and races for them and press them in, clean everything, and reassemble. Could someone explain exactly what is meant by pre-loads? Basically, is it how tight you press the bearings on the gear set shafts? Any other transmission advice would be very helpfull, as this is my first time opening these things up.

[123abc]

Finally pulled the trans out of my Galant and took it apart to see what happened. Pretty much, exactly as I thought....stripped gears. The gear clusters on the bottom are whats going into the trans, above is the ones that were in it:

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/665/medium/011512193940.jpg

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/665/medium/011512194200.jpg

Just a few of the gear pieces:

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/665/medium/011512194238.jpg

My plans have changed slightly after finding a huge crack on the case of the trans I got from my friend. So far, as much as I can tell the trans case out of my Galant is good, so that'll be used. The center diff is being switched as well, due to mine having it's teeth crunched as well. If I can re-assemble correctly this should be a decent transmission with a GVR4 first gears, and bronze syncros. My old syncro's were the brass ones.

Thought I'd take a pic of the transmission rebuild table, in our living room:

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/665/medium/011512230308.jpg

[123abc]

Put the transmission back together friday night. Was up till about 3 am when I finished it. Installed it back in the car saturday morning, and drove it home around 530. So far no leaks, no weird noises. Occasional 2nd and 3rd gear crunch but otherwise it all seems good.

[turbotalon1g]

Nice. how did u strip the gears?

[goodhart]

Good job, I was always too big of a pussy to take any of my trannies apart.

[123abc]

Nice. how did u strip the gears?

How did the damage happen? Doing a pull leaving the frisby golf course. 1st, hit 2nd, get into boost and then it was gear crunching.


Good job, I was always too big of a pussy to take any of my trannies apart

I was the same way until this one broke. This was the more cost effective option so I went for it. So far it seems successfull.

[123abc]

Well, now that I lost my job, I have much more time to tinker with the Gaylant. Finally mounted the DSM ecu up where it should be in the Galant, ran the release cables for the trunk and the fuel door, also stole the latch off my Talon so now the fuel door is on. I took the stupid lawn mower battery out and put a real one in the trunk with all the stuff from the Talon. Bolted down the battery box, ran the cables. Fixed the non-working reverse lights.

Took a couple pics:

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/665/medium/012612113205.jpg

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/665/medium/012612113337.jpg

Engine bay is much easier to work in now. Also safer without the battery up there.

[123abc]

I was bored, so I painted the chrome trim around the 92-93 tail lights to black. I think it looks better than the chrome:

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/665/medium/012812102408.jpg