5-Speed REBUILD
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5-Speed REBUILD
I had posted a while ago about my 2nd gear synchro not working right.
Well, i took it to AAMCO and they checked it out. It looks like it was time for a rebuild. About $2210 is what they said to bring it up to par. I just couldn't believe it but hey i can't just replace 1 synchro! I'm getting a whole new set of synchros, a new 2nd and reverse gear (on the same shaft), new bearings, clutch master cylinder, slave cylinder, some other stuff i can't remember but i need and a ClutchMaster's STAGE 1 clutch kit.
BTW, is the ClutchMaster's STAGE 1 kit any good? By Thurs, i should be up and running. i guess i find out then!
Rich
Well, i took it to AAMCO and they checked it out. It looks like it was time for a rebuild. About $2210 is what they said to bring it up to par. I just couldn't believe it but hey i can't just replace 1 synchro! I'm getting a whole new set of synchros, a new 2nd and reverse gear (on the same shaft), new bearings, clutch master cylinder, slave cylinder, some other stuff i can't remember but i need and a ClutchMaster's STAGE 1 clutch kit.
BTW, is the ClutchMaster's STAGE 1 kit any good? By Thurs, i should be up and running. i guess i find out then!
Rich
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the stage one is fine if you just plan on doin g your standard bolt on mods. Ie. header/intake/exaust. But I heard the stage 3 is not too grabby for the street and will be all you should ever need on a daily driver. it should run you about $260 over on racesearch.com
Also for further reference I am not sure if it comes with syncros or not but HVE has a close ratio gear box they sell for $800 with core return. YOu might want to think about that if you gonna put that much money into the rebuild. Sometimes its cheaper to go with aftermarket performance products than it is with stock parts.
P.S> I was wondering why the clutch wasnt covered under your warranty.
Also for further reference I am not sure if it comes with syncros or not but HVE has a close ratio gear box they sell for $800 with core return. YOu might want to think about that if you gonna put that much money into the rebuild. Sometimes its cheaper to go with aftermarket performance products than it is with stock parts.
P.S> I was wondering why the clutch wasnt covered under your warranty.
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Well, how may i go about contacting HVE? I doubt i'll be able to get this tranny anyways 'cause i already authorized the work and i couldn't delay the need for my daily driver. $800 sounds really good but i didn't know the extent of my damage until someone could open it up and that costs a LOT of money. If i told AAMCO to just pack up the tranny it would have put me out $500. So really i would've spent $500 just for someone to tell me i needed a new rebuild. Not exactly a cost effective thing to do. So they pretty much had me locked in. Sneaky people aren't they? 
Besides, don't the '97 1.8l have a separate kind of tranny that has a shorter final drive than the later model 2.0l? I think i remember hearing about this and my gears feel pretty short as they are. Hopefully it'll stay that way after they rebuild it.
Rich.
[ April 10, 2002, 10:43 PM: Message edited by: Rich ]
Besides, don't the '97 1.8l have a separate kind of tranny that has a shorter final drive than the later model 2.0l? I think i remember hearing about this and my gears feel pretty short as they are. Hopefully it'll stay that way after they rebuild it.
Rich.
[ April 10, 2002, 10:43 PM: Message edited by: Rich ]
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remember all pricing is in austrailian dollars. And it looks like the gearbox is about $650 USD !!!!
[ April 11, 2002, 09:48 AM: Message edited by: SCCA 01 Elantra ]
remember all pricing is in austrailian dollars. And it looks like the gearbox is about $650 USD !!!!
[ April 11, 2002, 09:48 AM: Message edited by: SCCA 01 Elantra ]