hello everyone. i have the t56 trans and i can't shift into 2,4, or 6th anymore. so i figure its time for a rebuild, my question is how hard is it to do it your self. ive rebuilt motors and been doing mechanics for years but i never meesed with taking a trans apart. so just wondering if its worth it to try or should i just pay someone? thanks for any advice.

 

first check aroung the local wrecking yards to see if there is by chance any low miles trannies to be had.

 

before tearing it apart, PLEASE check your shift cables are all ok first. Since 2, 4, and 6 are your problem areas, something tells me that's the root of the issue.

 

Shift cable on a manual? There aren't any.

 

I was working on a manual FWD car this weekend. I'm an idiot. Please disregard my previous post. wow. I am ashamed of myself right now

 

Lol wi!

 

hey I was working on 4 hours of sleep, cut me some slack

 

yeah they have one at the scrap yard here but they wanted 1700 for it, i told them they were crazy. summit has 1 for about 2200. ive been looking around seeing if anyone had a wrecked one in there yards but no luck with that. but i did find a tow yard that has one don't know if its and auto or 6 speed yet, but they sell cars for what the tow and impound coast. i have to call them back next week to see how much.

 

You might be better off buying a wrecked car and parting it out. I bet you might even make money on it. A couple of my friends have used wrecked 4th gens to use in other projects. One made money and one only ended up spending $100 for the transmission he kept.

 

Fluids should always be step one