ROTARYROCKET7

Well i just came back from T&R racing. They did my transmission swap for $600. I checked there transmission mounts they made its nice, everything is fine. They even installed my SS brake lines and bled my brake lines.



Now my problem isnt the work T&R Racing did its the ******* Transmission from the 89GTU.



First of all the transmission is a 88, even though the cars a 89.



When the car is idling theres a knocking noise. It sounds like when lets say a flywheel is spinning and a small circular rod is rubbing alongside the teeth. Thats the noise it makes.



IN first gear it makes the noise mad loud. The same rod rubbing along the teeth sound. And you can kind of feel it in the shift **** itself, like something is loose and dangling inside and it rubbing on something causing the noise.



Tony said its the transmission itself.



Once you shift into second its fine, the noise goes away and the car rides good all the way thru 5th gear.



I only stalled it once when i tried to take off in second gear, the RPMS have to be around 2.5k RPM to take off.



The other problem is that when its in second i think the car should be around 30mph , or i would guess. But at 2omph it sounds like its whinning like its time to shift, when i hit third i can go up to like 60mph and then it begins whinning to be shifted.



So now should i just get a new transmission case (gearbox) or have this one rebuild?



Rob got any transmission for sale...





Jason, NYC





EDIT: The transmission is making mad ******* HEAT, its cooking the fat right off my bones. Is this heat a sign of a bad transmission?

75 Repu

makes sure the tranny is lubed..



and maybe the throw out bearing is bad.. my bro's civic was makin that noice.. and thats exactly how it sounded.. but only usually first gear and maybe a bit of second sometimes.. then it would go away..

75 Repu

oh yeah.. i can take third all the wy to 100mph.. and 4th to 120.. so maybe the tranny is havin issues..

89 Rag

$600 sounds a little too cheap for all the work you are talking about, shoot us some pics of the work when you get a chance.

ROTARYROCKET7

better yet ill make a video of the sound that it makes and everything.



I dont think he would **** it up by not lubing everything properly, and the first thing he told me was its not the throw out bearing. Thats the transmission itself

Rob x-7

[quote name='89 Rag' date='Jun 25 2005, 01:33 AM']$600 sounds a little too cheap for all the work you are talking about, shoot us some pics of the work when you get a chance.


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that was labor only, he supplied the parts



I have no NA transmissions

ColinRX7

Make sure the fluid is topped up



That's all you can really do



That's bad though man, If the gear oil is topped up, get a new transmission man.. Sorry to say...



At least then you could do it yourself.. No fabrication involved, just bolting it off and back up...







Sorry about your luck though if the transmission is shot, go talk to the guy you got it from...

ColinRX7

FYI find an N/A transmission with the case and bellhousing ribbed.. It's very noticeable



The smooth bellhousing indicates S4 or older...



They are a dime a dozen, you shouldn't have a hard time finding one.



Also FYI, Rob offers a transmission rebuild service with warranty on it if you look in the parts for sale sticky at the top... Next one you get, don't spend much on it, just get it to Rob or Rob's guys, have them juice it up with a warranty and you are good to go

ROTARYROCKET7

yeah i was debating about just rebuilding it and getting a warranty. I would need a price on that and a guarentee it would be good. Theres a guy on this forum selling a "Excellent Condition" 88 RX7 tranny in FL for $175 + $90 shipping. IM thinking about just gettting it from him. Im waiting for some specs on it though to see whats good.



ALso when i reverse its a lil more fidgity that i would expect and it jerks.



I stalled the car on purpose a few times to see its limits and it stalls really rough. ANd when your about to stall it i can hit the clutch pedal and i can bring it back from its grave.



I can start the car without depressing the pedal. ( i tried )



This is my first full time stick car and i drove it from t and r all the way home and only stalled it once when i tried to take off from second gear. Which is pretty good since i only drove stick here and there when they were available all for less than 20 minutes lol



Yeah im not going to take it back to T&R to get it dropped i will do it myself.



EDIT: Colin

NOTE: I bought the entire car for $200. SO ima sell that **** for parts likke theres no tomorow to make back the $600 job, and the cost of the car. (Will try)

ROTARYROCKET7

i dont know what the inside of the tranny looks like, but have you guys ever heard this noise or know of whats inside the tranny that can be making the noise and can i fix it myself