Started a rebuild on my R154 transmission. Have some of it apart but still have a long way to go. Need some special Tools to take some of the bearings out. Harbor Freight is dry on Shop presses right now so the project is on hold :biglaugh:
Some R154 Transmission Rebuild In Progress Pictures
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mattjk said:niec pics! thrust washer seems to be in one piece still
Still too early to get my hopes up :icon_bigg
SWEET! Very nice pics. I'm going to be doing this soon. Looks like tons of fun Good luck with it.
Good luck with it.
Nice! Good to see you guys are still around, pioneer.
I can't wait to rebuild mine. The gearset just hanging in mid air held by the vice is so cool looking.
I can't wait to rebuild mine. The gearset just hanging in mid air held by the vice is so cool looking.
i did mine about a month ago.the shifter fork's coming out with the alignment pin's was a little tricky for me.hope you don't mind me putting up a couple of pic's in your thread.pm me if you want me to take them down:icon_bigg
this is a break down of the main shaft and counter shaft
you can see the mdc bearing has more roller's then the stock one
the input shaft
a few pic's of the main shaft
this is a break down of the main shaft and counter shaft
you can see the mdc bearing has more roller's then the stock one
the input shaft
a few pic's of the main shaft
That intimidates the hell out of me... Gimme a motor, I can tear it apart all day... Gimme a tranny like that, and Im like wtf?
So has anyone come up with a solution to the thrust washer weakness?
So has anyone come up with a solution to the thrust washer weakness?
a couple of guy's where having new thrust washer's made,but didn't want to sell any till they where tested.one thing i noticed taking mine apart,was alot of sludge in the slot's of the thrust washer.i'm sure that would help it starve for oil,but i'm sure people have probably broke them in new rebuilt tranny's tooReign_Maker said:
TSupra92, Did you buy a Press or have a machine shop press the gears off for you? I'm on hold right now til HarborFreight gets a new shipment of Presses. the 6Ton press they have in stock is not tall enough. Those Locking pins/balls did give me some trouble.
S383:- My 2nd Gear Syncro was acting up so I figure why not rebuild it since I'm building the engine.
Reign Maker:- not having the right tools is the holdup right now. Once I got the casing off and struggled with the Locking pins on the shifter, I did question for a minute what I got myself into now
S383:- My 2nd Gear Syncro was acting up so I figure why not rebuild it since I'm building the engine.
Reign Maker:- not having the right tools is the holdup right now. Once I got the casing off and struggled with the Locking pins on the shifter, I did question for a minute what I got myself into now
i have access to a 30 ton press.PIONEER said:TSupra92, Did you buy a Press or have a machine shop press the gears off for you? I'm on hold right now til HarborFreight gets a new shipment of Presses. the 6Ton press they have in stock is not tall enough. Those Locking pins/balls did give me some trouble.
S383:- My 2nd Gear Syncro was acting up so I figure why not rebuild it since I'm building the engine.
Reign Maker:- not having the right tools is the holdup right now. Once I got the casing off and struggled with the Locking pins on the shifter, I did question for a minute what I got myself into now
did you pull the bearing off the output shaft yet?i used a puller for that.
to bad your so far away,i'd let you use the press.
Jake, IIRC it is just the amount of heat being transferred around that area gets too hot for what ANY metal could handle. We would need some kind of better ventilation IMO.
Also, does anyone know of any company making straight cut gears? That would be a super easy way to strengthen it and make more power to the wheels.
Also, does anyone know of any company making straight cut gears? That would be a super easy way to strengthen it and make more power to the wheels.
tsuper92 said:
Yeah I pulled the Output shaft bearing off last night with a Pully puller and some long bolts bolted to the HarborFreight bearing puller :icon_razz