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I blew third in the tr3650 I was using and I'm not able to buy the transmission I need until next winter and I need the car this year.
The original T45 that came in the car is still sitting in my garage. The only problem it had was a squeaking sound that came when I released the gas. As soon as I gave it just a little gas the sound went away.
After I removed it I thought I could hear something if I applied a little lateral pressure on the input shaft and turned it by hand.
There was a very slight amount of lateral play in the shaft. I think the only thing it might need is a bearing for the input shaft. The tranny only had about 70k on it. I guess there's a slight possibility it could have been a bad pilot bearing. I know it wasn't the throwout bearing because it would have made the noise all the time.
Basically I was wondering how hard it would be to change the front shaft bearing on a t45? This is just a band aid fix until I can afford either a used T56 or a built TR3650. I won't even bother changing the clutch until winter. Just slap it in there and add fluid. I even thought about putting it in without doing anything to it. Even if it went it wouldn't cost me anything more than some fluid and my elbow grease. The squeak is annoying although it's not very loud.
The original T45 that came in the car is still sitting in my garage. The only problem it had was a squeaking sound that came when I released the gas. As soon as I gave it just a little gas the sound went away.
After I removed it I thought I could hear something if I applied a little lateral pressure on the input shaft and turned it by hand.
There was a very slight amount of lateral play in the shaft. I think the only thing it might need is a bearing for the input shaft. The tranny only had about 70k on it. I guess there's a slight possibility it could have been a bad pilot bearing. I know it wasn't the throwout bearing because it would have made the noise all the time.
Basically I was wondering how hard it would be to change the front shaft bearing on a t45? This is just a band aid fix until I can afford either a used T56 or a built TR3650. I won't even bother changing the clutch until winter. Just slap it in there and add fluid. I even thought about putting it in without doing anything to it. Even if it went it wouldn't cost me anything more than some fluid and my elbow grease. The squeak is annoying although it's not very loud.