New Transmission  38                 April  2012

I had some leftover undercoating so I used some here... but I didn't spray it on. What I did was spray the undercoating into a small cup and then I brushed it on. It doesn't have the same texture like the surrounding area but it's protected now. This stuff smells really bad when it's wet so I'm glad it covered in one coat.
 

 

 

This was left on my doorstep the other day and I was lucky that everything I ordered was still in the box. It makes me wonder how this happens because it seems like the bigger the box, the more beat-up it gets. And if you're wondering if it was open on the end, yes it was.
 

 

 

Here is one of the things that was in the box. It's a -3 to a -4 AN adapter which I needed for my hydraulic throw out bearing line. Once I had the new hard line bent with the -3 fitting installed, I noticed that I the bearing line had a -4 so this will connect the two together.
 

 

 

I mounted the line on my trans tunnel which should be out of the way of my exhaust. I also put a small piece of rubber between the clamp and fitting so it wouldn't be metal-to-metal. The last thing I want is a leak here so the rubber should help.
 

 

 

While I was in clutch mode, I remember reading about not letting the throw out bearing overtravel. If the bearing were to overtravel it might cause the o-ring inside to be damaged which could result in a leak. The only way to fix this leak would be to remove the hydraulic bearing and replace the o-ring.

What I came up with was pretty simple but should work. I drilled through my chassis and used a piece of 3/8 all-thread with a nut on each side for adjustment. I plan on putting a cap on the end of the threaded piece with a softer surface instead of the solid metal one that you see here. The reason for the softer surface is because when the pedal comes in contact with the threaded piece, it makes a metal-to-metal noise that I don't want. Once I have that made I'll show you more about it.

You'll also notice that I placed a clamp on the wiring loom. This clamp will hold the loom out of way because the clutch pedal comes very close to it. I was thinking that I may need to relocate these wires but after installing the clamp I'm good to go. To hold the clamp in place is a riv-nut with 8-32 threads.
 

 

 

I was wondering what I was going to do with my trans temp gage now that the automatic is gone. But after looking around I found a place for the gage on the new transmission. I used the drain plug hole (which required an adapter that I happen to have) so it was an easy deal. I don't know if you're suppose to use the drain for this but after looking inside for something in the way, it looked nice and clear so it should work. On the other hand, I have no idea what the normal operating temp for this trans should be so I'll have to find that out from the manufacture.
 

 

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