Perfect 8g V6 Tranny Swap

[FrankMB]

Please don't confuse this with the I4. Although the procedure is similar, the V6 is a lot harder to do. I used 2001 V6 Eclipse parts. Thanks to Roman and his shop for the help in install !! And Special Thanks to Larry for doing the Quaife LSD install !!!

There are several things different that were found during this swap :

1. 2000 and below Gs like mine - The Auto ECU does not throw a CEL light for the auto tranny wires. :

http://www.dncontinentalcars.com/pics/mini-DSC00107.JPG

2001 and up does - Requires ECU change and Dealer reprogramming of the Immobilizer. I am swapping mine out to a 2001 Eclipse ECU very soon. The new ECUTek flash looks very promising and looks to be the best way to tune the car.

2. 2000 and below Gs require new axles. The stock passenger side one is too long. The axle mount will not line up. 2001 and up not required. The axle can be seperated in case yours is stuck like mine. You just need the tranny side half of the axle where the mount is. Don't be ghetto and grind the axle. You need those teeth.

3. You definitely need the Manual transmission mount (engine side). This is special order.

4. Everything from a V6 Eclipse works - flywheel, clutch, etc. etc.

5. You don't need a new starter. It fits fine but you DO need the tranny plate that goes in between the engine and the transmission. The starter hole is bigger on the Manual Tranny. :
http://www.dncontinentalcars.com/pics/mini-DSC00065.JPG

6. We initially had a problem engaging to 1st and 2nd and 4th was being thrown out of gear. This was a cable problem. Make sure its tightened and aligned properly both on the engine side and the shifter. :
http://www.dncontinentalcars.com/pics/mini-DSC00106.JPG

7. You need bolts that attach the the clutch to the tranny. I didn't get them from the donor car since I bought new ones. The flywheel bolts came with the fidanza flywheel.

8. You already have the 2 required wires to go into the tranny. Speedo sensor and reverse lights. Everything else is covered up. Only four wires need to be spliced. One was shorted and the other for the reverse lights. Roman did this so I don't remember the colors. It was the easiest part of the install.

9. The LSD makes a world of difference. You just GO!!

This thing is a beast !!!

More Pics :

Tranny ready to go :
http://www.dncontinentalcars.com/pics/mini-DSC00067.JPG

Last time I see your fat ass :
http://www.dncontinentalcars.com/pics/mini-DSC00070.JPG

Goodbye fatso :
http://www.dncontinentalcars.com/pics/mini-DSC00073.JPG

Hello hello :
http://www.dncontinentalcars.com/pics/mini-DSC00074.JPG

Auto tranny out :
http://www.dncontinentalcars.com/pics/mini-DSC00075.JPG

Flywheel installed :
http://www.dncontinentalcars.com/pics/mini-DSC00085.JPG

Clutch installed :
http://www.dncontinentalcars.com/pics/mini-DSC00095.JPG

Tranny installed :
http://www.dncontinentalcars.com/pics/mini-DSC00100.JPG

Good bye slushbox :
http://www.dncontinentalcars.com/pics/mini-DSC00101.JPG

[GOOSEY2099]

I'm still tired....

[rhd24]

So that v6 swap done here at http://www.rippmods.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1301 ('http://www.rippmods.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1301') very different from yours because of the later model year.

[FrankMB]

So that v6 swap done here at http://www.rippmods.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1301 ('http://www.rippmods.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1301') very different from yours because of the later model year.

Same. Roni has a 2000 which is the same as mine.

[n3oAcid24]

man Frank you change tranny's like you change underwear..... you need to do my car..... https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

[Dominicano]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FrankMB)</div><div class='quotemain'>
1. Â*2000 and below Gs like mine - The Auto ECU does not throw a CEL light for the auto tranny wires. Â*:


2001 and up does - Requires ECU change and Dealer reprogramming of the Immobilizer. Â*I am swapping mine out to a 2001 Eclipse ECU very soon. Â* The new ECUTek flash looks very promising and looks to be the best way to tune the car.
</div>

:?:

I am confused if you have a 2000 why do you need to swap the ecu out, do you mean the 99 G

[GOOSEY2099]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Dominicano)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FrankMB)</div><div class='quotemain'>
1. Â*2000 and below Gs like mine - The Auto ECU does not throw a CEL light for the auto tranny wires. Â*:


2001 and up does - Requires ECU change and Dealer reprogramming of the Immobilizer. Â*I am swapping mine out to a 2001 Eclipse ECU very soon. Â* The new ECUTek flash looks very promising and looks to be the best way to tune the car.
</div>

:?:

I am confused if you have a 2000 why do you need to swap the ecu out, do you mean the 99 G</div>
99/2000 does not give you a check engine light but you can't tune a galant ecu using ECUFlash. So both frank and me are swaping to eclipse ecus

[Jet Black]

Very nice dude. :thumbsup:

[Dominicano]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GOOSEY2099)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Dominicano)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FrankMB)</div><div class='quotemain'>
1. Â*2000 and below Gs like mine - The Auto ECU does not throw a CEL light for the auto tranny wires. Â*:


2001 and up does - Requires ECU change and Dealer reprogramming of the Immobilizer. Â*I am swapping mine out to a 2001 Eclipse ECU very soon. Â* The new ECUTek flash looks very promising and looks to be the best way to tune the car.
</div>

:?:

I am confused if you have a 2000 why do you need to swap the ecu out, do you mean the 99 G</div>
99/2000 does not give you a check engine light but you can't tune a galant ecu using ECUFlash. So both frank and me are swaping to eclipse ecus</div>


gotcha!! for that little psst psstt you guys putting in.

[n3oAcid24]

if you guys put in a Eclipse ECU and it takes care of the SES light on the 2001-up tranny problem then im all in on doing the swap. let me know guys.

[GOOSEY2099]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(n3oAcid24)</div><div class='quotemain'>if you guys put in a Eclipse ECU and it takes care of the SES light on the 2001-up tranny problem then im all in on doing the swap. let me know guys.</div> yep yep yep

[Yugo]

lemme know too. i wanna get this swap done this summer. this will be a great help.

[DOHCstunr]

gotta love the 5 speed connection.

you can actually feel the power getting put down. its so nice.

frank you oughtta put in some shifter baseplate bushings, and brass under hood shift cable inserts.
makes the shifter feel nice and tight. like a bolt action rifle.

How are the revs with that aluminum flywheel?

[ChikagoGTZ]

How did you trick the ECU into thinking the car was in neutral?

[mattalicslvr8g02]

these parts look awfully familiar https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif :wink: Frank, do you like it ?

[FrankMB]

gotta love the 5 speed connection.

you can actually feel the power getting put down. its so nice.

frank you oughtta put in some shifter baseplate bushings, and brass under hood shift cable inserts.
makes the shifter feel nice and tight. like a bolt action rifle.

How are the revs with that aluminum flywheel?

Forgot to post about that. I have those busings and brass inserts https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif

What do you mean by how are the revs? Do they rev faster you mean?

[FrankMB]

How did you trick the ECU into thinking the car was in neutral?

By shorting out 2 wires. Easy.

[FrankMB]

these parts look awfully familiar https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif :wink: Frank, do you like it ?

Unbelievable. I just drove a stock eclipse this morning. Big big difference.

[GOOSEY2099]

How did you trick the ECU into thinking the car was in neutral? Read my original tutorial. Also if you actually want the clutch safety switch to work simply connect the switch to the 2 wires you are suppost to short out to the switch. (9+10) on the black harness(the 2 thickest wires). (7+8) are the reverse light wires.

[DOHCstunr]

gotta love the 5 speed connection.

you can actually feel the power getting put down. its so nice.

frank you oughtta put in some shifter baseplate bushings, and brass under hood shift cable inserts.
makes the shifter feel nice and tight. like a bolt action rifle.

How are the revs with that aluminum flywheel?

Forgot to post about that. I have those busings and brass inserts https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif

What do you mean by how are the revs? Do they rev faster you mean?

It better rev faster!

nah i was just saying, how is it to go from that heavy fluid filled torque converter to a 10lb flywheel!
your revs must be so smooth and quick now by comparison!!

[Yugo]

what would you say was the total cost of the swap?

[mrjaydeeone]

Good $hit Frank. I heard you now have a beast. I'm itching Roman. I am itching.

[mattalicslvr8g02]

Good $hit Frank. I heard you now have a beast. I'm itching Roman. I am itching. lol Roman could make good money this way

[mattalicslvr8g02]

Good $hit Frank. I heard you now have a beast. I'm itching Roman. I am itching. itching? to do the sawp?

[str8304]

i like i like

[rez887]

thats like a tutorial.

[dzulboytoy]

Good work fellas !!!!! Frank , just wait till you do all the motor work if you think you have a beast now !!!!

[FrankMB]

It better rev faster!

nah i was just saying, how is it to go from that heavy fluid filled torque converter to a 10lb flywheel!
your revs must be so smooth and quick now by comparison!!

LOL yeah it does too fast. 1st gear is useless.

[FrankMB]

what would you say was the total cost of the swap?

depends how much you get the tranny parts from the junkyard.

Junkyard parts : 950 -
Hard/Soft lines
Shifter cables
Shifter assembly with brackets
Brake pedal
Clutch pedal with clutch safety switch and cables
Passenger side axle
Tranny
Reverse light harness
Speed sensor harness
Tranny plate
brake booster - don't know why they gave me this
brake fluid reservoir and lines - ^^
master cylinder - good shape but bought new instead
slave cylinder - broken
immobilizer - not used
manual ecu - to be connected

New stuff I got :

Dealer parts :
New Slave cylinder : 65
New Master cylinder : 105
New tranny mount : 115

Misc stuff :
Brass underhood bushing kit : 33
Short shifter with bushing kit : 42
Quaife : 1125
Spec Stage 2 clutch : 240
Fidanza Flywheel : 240
Penzoil Syncromesh (3 quarts) : 20
Evo shift knob : 75
Evo shifter base with ring : 30

Wasting gas on stupid fun runs to break in the clutch : priceless

[glantv699]

5 speed V6, oh how I wish to join this TGC VIP Club someday...

Now the car has good power to backup its looks...it must be a sweet feeling.

just wondering too, what will it run the 1/4 in now? 15ish?

[shiznit013]

Any approximation on weight difference between the two transmissions?

[GOOSEY2099]

Any approximation on weight difference between the two transmissions?
about 75-100 pounds i would say, but could be more like 50-75

[SleekGTZ]

Hey Frank, so that's why my JDM goodie only got shipped today eh? You were busy doing that swap! https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif

It's cool, I got your PM anyway. Nice work! Heh, I'm gonna catch up on you guys soon with my own swap! :twisted:

[Stewi]

It better rev faster!

nah i was just saying, how is it to go from that heavy fluid filled torque converter to a 10lb flywheel!
your revs must be so smooth and quick now by comparison!!

LOL yeah it does too fast. 1st gear is useless.

I can agree with that. The I4 trans and V6 trans use the same gears and even with mine revving to 8500, first gear is pretty useless.

[mattalicslvr8g02]

It better rev faster!

nah i was just saying, how is it to go from that heavy fluid filled torque converter to a 10lb flywheel!
your revs must be so smooth and quick now by comparison!!

LOL yeah it does too fast. 1st gear is useless.

I can agree with that. The I4 trans and V6 trans use the same gears and even with mine revving to 8500, first gear is pretty useless.

my dad says that he thinks the evo internals would fit in the 8g tranny

since you partially own a evo I figured id ask you

[dzulboytoy]

It better rev faster!

nah i was just saying, how is it to go from that heavy fluid filled torque converter to a 10lb flywheel!
your revs must be so smooth and quick now by comparison!!

LOL yeah it does too fast. 1st gear is useless.

I can agree with that. The I4 trans and V6 trans use the same gears and even with mine revving to 8500, first gear is pretty useless.

my dad says that he thinks the evo internals would fit in the 8g tranny

since you partially own a evo I figured id ask you


Matt thats not what I said .................. I said the evo internals should fit into the eclipse trans casing .

[Stewi]

either way, that sounds good, im gonna try getting a broken set of gears from one of the EVO guys just to do some sort of test fitting. i wouldnt use OEM EVO gears, however I know a company who makes longer EVO gears, all I really want is a longer 1st and 3rd gear

[SkylineG1]

Nice work Frank. I can't wait to see this beast in person.

[hsinya]

u jacked my shift knob and clutch! https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

one thing that needs a correction is that the 01 passenger side axle is like the 99-00 axles. the auto tranny axle is too long so u need the axle from the manual tranny.

i'm jealous u got the lsd. thats one thing i still need to get https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif

[FrankMB]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hsinya)</div><div class='quotemain'>u jacked my shift knob and clutch! https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif Â*

one thing that needs a correction is that the 01 passenger side axle is like the 99-00 axles. the auto tranny axle is too long so u need the axle from the manual tranny.

i'm jealous u got the lsd. thats one thing i still need to get Â*:)</div>

I'm changing my shift knob again. I got a sick deal on the new MR one. I love this clutch, great minds think alike eh https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif.... I have the stage 2 though. The pedal is really really nice.

Interesting note on the axle. The other guy here with a v6 swap.. 8gV65spd didn't replace axles, although his donor car was an 03 V6 Eclipse. Gotta love Mitsubishi and its different year parts.

Definitely get the LSD. A world of difference.

[Stewi]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FrankMB)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hsinya)</div><div class='quotemain'>u jacked my shift knob and clutch! https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif Â*

one thing that needs a correction is that the 01 passenger side axle is like the 99-00 axles. the auto tranny axle is too long so u need the axle from the manual tranny.

i'm jealous u got the lsd. thats one thing i still need to get Â*:)</div>

I'm changing my shift knob again. I got a sick deal on the new MR one. I love this clutch, great minds think alike eh https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif.... I have the stage 2 though. The pedal is really really nice.

Interesting note on the axle. The other guy here with a v6 swap.. 8gV65spd didn't replace axles, although his donor car was an 03 V6 Eclipse. Gotta love Mitsubishi and its different year parts.

Definitely get the LSD. A world of difference.</div>

LOL

Hey frank your lucky you dont have an 01+ 4cyl galant. After 2000, Mitsu decided to switch their axle manufacturer for the 4cyl axles. Quaife modeled the LSD off the 1999/2000 axle, so the newer models need to use old axles or have their LSD sent back to Quaife to get re-machined. The end of the axle where the locking ring is that goes into the trans is different, the length between the locking ring and the end of the axle is longer on the 01+ cars, but when you install the axles you cant tell, once you shift hard into a gear the axle pops out of the trans and you dump your gear oil all over the place.

gotta love mitsu https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

[FrankMB]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Stewi)</div><div class='quotemain'>
LOL

Hey frank your lucky you dont have an 01+ 4cyl galant. After 2000, Mitsu decided to switch their axle manufacturer for the 4cyl axles. Quaife modeled the LSD off the 1999/2000 axle, so the newer models need to use old axles or have their LSD sent back to Quaife to get re-machined. The end of the axle where the locking ring is that goes into the trans is different, the length between the locking ring and the end of the axle is longer on the 01+ cars, but when you install the axles you cant tell, once you shift hard into a gear the axle pops out of the trans and you dump your gear oil all over the place.

gotta love mitsu Â*:lol:</div>

Yeah I read about that on Club3g, that was pretty f'ed up. Go Mitsu!

[SuperGALANT]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FrankMB)</div><div class='quotemain'>http://www.dncontinentalcars.com/pics/mini-DSC00106.JPG</div>

no one else said it but.. thats a sexy knob .. i like it.. lol

[milo111000]

nice... :wink:

[DryBear]

Where did you buy your clutch and flywheel from?

[hsinya]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DryBear)</div><div class='quotemain'>Where did you buy your clutch and flywheel from?</div>

shoot a pm over to ImportCarPartsPlus

i got my clutch and flywheel from him a while back while he was doing a groupbuy on club3g. dunno what kind of prices he can get w/o a gb but it wont hurt to ask. hes a really good guy to deal with.

[8gV65spd]

Congrats, it is good to see another v6 5spd. I hope to see some at the MN-August meet! Have Fun! By the way I think quaife came out with an LSD for the later model Eclipse tranny. When I was doing my swap they had mention the troubles some people had that you were speaking of and said that they were redesigning a for the later model.

[newguyonblock]

damn imma be the only G on here with the slushbox pretty soon lol. for you v6 5speed guys, do any of yall have track times yet?

[DryBear]

What is the width of the brake pedal, top and bottom edges?

For the tranny mount, is that the front or the rear?

For the shifter lines, how do you tell which is which?

[GOOSEY2099]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DryBear)</div><div class='quotemain'>What is the width of the brake pedal, top and bottom edges?

For the tranny mount, is that the front or the rear?

For the shifter lines, how do you tell which is which?</div>

From the questions you've asked it sounds like you are also doing a swap https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif i don't know the width of the brake pedal but i have my stock m/t brake pedal cover if you want it, just pm me you address. There are 3 mounts on the tranny(front,rear,top). The front and rear you can reuse from the auto one, but you need a new top m/t mount. As for the shifter line it works like this, If you move the shifter from left to right the shifter assembly is suppost to get pushed in or pulled out.

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GOOSEY2099)</div><div class='quotemain'>From the questions you've asked it sounds like you are also doing a swap https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif Â*i don't know the width of the brake pedal but Â*i have my stock m/t brake pedal cover if you want it, just pm me you address. There are 3 mounts on the tranny(front,rear,top). The front and rear you can reuse from the auto one, but you need a new top m/t mount. As for the shifter line it works like this, If you move the shifter from left to right the shifter assembly is suppost to get pushed in or pulled out.</div>

https://www.thegalantcenter.org/viewt...ic.php?p=504323 ('https://www.thegalantcenter.org/viewtopic.php?p=504323')

I'll send you a PM for the brake pedal cover - I was thinking of just dremeling the edges of my stock one as I would be probably be getting some aftermarket ones anyway.

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FrankMB)</div><div class='quotemain'>2. 2000 and below Gs require new axles. Â*The stock passenger side one is too long. Â*The axle mount will not line up. 2001 and up not required. Â*The axle can be seperated in case yours is stuck like mine. Â*You just need the tranny side half of the axle where the mount is. Don't be ghetto and grind the axle. Â*You need those teeth.</div>

Just want to verify - so my current 2003 axles should fit fine? No need to go find a different axle, right?

[GOOSEY2099]

the pass. side is 2 parts and you only might need the part that goes in the tranny

[DryBear]

Also want to verify:

I want the motor mount marked "D", yes?
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a268/DryBear/8G%20Diagrams/MotorMounts.jpg

As for the Axle:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GOOSEY2099)</div><div class='quotemain'>the pass. side is 2 parts and you only might need the part that goes in the tranny</div>
Did some parts checking on the net, and it looks like the axles are the same for the 02-up 3G auto/manual and 8Gs.

[02galant]

Part D is correct that is the one you want

[Tearstone]

Correct Part D is the one you need. In my picture I happened to snag up the guy's solid rear motor mount for free https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

[DryBear]

Question: I got my clutch pedal, but is there some sort of cabling that would be attached to it?

[Jet Black]

Only the hydraulic lines.

[DryBear]

W00t! More questions - is there a little ball joint that goes between the fulcrum fork and the slave cylinder pin on the V6 as seen on Peano's tutorial?
http://socallifestyle.com/tutorial/fork_ball_tn.jpg
(Note: Peanotations pic, not mine)

Also, I don't have the tranny on yet, but as it sits, the end of the fork is currently sitting away from the slave cylinder. Does the fork get pushed back when installed with all the stuff (clutch, flywheel, etc), so that it contacts the slave cylinder pin?

[Jet Black]

Hmmm mine was touching:
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/5559/trabbyqd8.th.jpg ('http://img61.imageshack.us/my.php?image=trabbyqd8.jpg')

[DryBear]

Well, I think I found the answers for my questions, but still want to verify with those who have done the swap - here's a pic of a manual tranny that was pulled from an V6 Eclipse (Tearstone's non-swap actually https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif):
http://tearstone.com/eclipse/07100510.jpg

As you can see there, the end of the fork is sitting away from where the slave cylinder mounts - so it looks like mine is okay. I also call the local dealership parts dept., and the guy there said the slave cylinder pin goes directly onto the fork - no ball joint or anything like that. Is that correct?

Also, does anyone have the part numbers for the Axle Seals?

[Tearstone]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DryBear)</div><div class='quotemain'>Well, I think I found the answers for my questions, but still want to verify with those who have done the swap - here's a pic of a manual tranny that was pulled from an V6 Eclipse (Tearstone's non-swap actually https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif):
http://tearstone.com/eclipse/07100510.jpg

As you can see there, the end of the fork is sitting away from where the slave cylinder mounts - so it looks like mine is okay. I also call the local dealership parts dept., and the guy there said the slave cylinder pin goes directly onto the fork - no ball joint or anything like that. Is that correct?

Also, does anyone have the part numbers for the Axle Seals?</div>

The slave cylinder pin goes right into the tip of that fork sticking out. The slave cylinder is like a finger that pushes that fork to pull out the center of the pressure plate when pushing the clutch pedal in.

I'm somewhat intimate with the 5spd tranny as I've done a few clutch/flywheel installs but in reality everything is pretty straight forward really.

[DryBear]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tearstone)</div><div class='quotemain'>The slave cylinder pin goes right into the tip of that fork sticking out. The slave cylinder is like a finger that pushes that fork to pull out the center of the pressure plate when pushing the clutch pedal in.</div>

Yeah, I figured out that much, but it threw me off that the end of the fork was resting away from the slave cylinder - you figure that the cylinder would need to push against the fork, so it would rest the other way, but I imagine that the fork would then be pushed back with the flywheel+clutch in place.

[Tearstone]

double post, pls delete

[Tearstone]

The slave cylinder pin goes right into the tip of that fork sticking out. The slave cylinder is like a finger that pushes that fork to pull out the center of the pressure plate when pushing the clutch pedal in.

Yeah, I figured out that much, but it threw me off that the end of the fork was resting away from the slave cylinder - you figure that the cylinder would need to push against the fork, so it would rest the other way, but I imagine that the fork would then be pushed back with the flywheel+clutch in place.

The throw out bearing (which is tricky as hell to disengage) connects into the center hub of the pressure plate when the engine & tranny are mated so at that time the fork does go the other way how you are thinking.

[DryBear]

Did you guys have to remove the center crossmember to get the transmission out?

[hsinya]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DryBear)</div><div class='quotemain'>Did you guys have to remove the center crossmember to get the transmission out?</div>

yes

[bronxbombr]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DryBear)</div><div class='quotemain'>Did you guys have to remove the center crossmember to get the transmission out?</div>

No other way to get it out unless you lifting it out of the bay. 7G's are easy to do cuz you can change the engine without having to remove the axles, tranny or anything. Taking out the tranny from the bottom is way easier than taking it out from the top.

[DryBear]

Grrr, the transmission bolts at the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock position (facing the engine from the drivers side) are a b*tch to get at. :x

[GOOSEY2099]

Get a cold one and keep going!

[DryBear]

Flywheel installed :
http://www.dncontinentalcars.com/pics/mini-DSC00085.JPG


In this diagram:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a268/DryBear/8G%20Diagrams/CrankshaftRear.jpg

I noticed that you don't have part #1 (plate) installed - is that needed? DId you install the spacer, part #2, as well?

[GOOSEY2099]

This also goes for the i4 guys, when you are using an aftermarket flywheel you don't need to use those plates.

[DryBear]

How the heck do you get the old shifter assembly out? Aside from the center console, etc, do you have to remove all the crap (looks like the heater core, etc) to get it out, or is there an easier way?

[bronxbombr]

This also goes for the i4 guys, when you are using an aftermarket flywheel you don't need to use those plates.


im using a stock flywheel with aftermarket clutch never reinstalled any of the plates. Have no problems and its been over 5 moths now

[DryBear]

GRRRR!@#(&!

If its not one thing its another - am trying to fit the Spec Stage 2 clutch onto the fidanza flywheel, but the metal dowels seem too big for the holes in the clutch plate - I can rotate the plate a bit, and the dowel will fit into the next hole, but that hole I believe should be for the bolts (bolt -> dowel -> bolt).

Anyone experience the same problem?

[bronxbombr]

take a pic and lets see, but no i never experienced that.

[DryBear]

Any tips on maneuvering the F*CKING transmission into the car? I've scratched the hell out of my clutch cover plate trying to get the f*ckin' thing in there - I keep hitting things here and there - I dont have any of the mount brackets on, or any other bracket on for that matter - I even remove part of the shifter control just to barely clear the frame of the car. I've been trying to get the damn thing in the car for the past 2 days :evil:

If I didn't have the flywheel or clutch on, I'm sure the transmission would slip right in. But of course I can't do that :-?

GRRRRRRR

[bronxbombr]

Remove the rear tranny perch, then try it.

or have you finished this already, damn im so clueless right now:)

[bronxbombr]

Remove the rear tranny perch, then try it.

or have you finished this already, damn im so clueless right now:)