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From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 24 Nov 2009 17:31
On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:16:06 -0800, KirkM wrote:

> On Nov 23, 9:50 pm, Hachiroku ハチロク <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
>> On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:34:14 -0800, KirkM wrote:
>>
>> > After the rebuild, it still had some problems shifting. They had to
>> > re- crimp all the connectors in the harness, so fix that problem. That
>> > may have been what killed the transmission in the first place, I am
>> > just guessing.
>>
>> My research has shown soft materials used in pieces in the transmission.
>>
>>
>>
>> > Anyway, it has been more than two years, and it is still running fine.
>> > The shop where I had the rebuild recommends changing the fluid once a
>> > year, which I think is more than necessary.
>>
>> > If your transmission and all related components is original, then it
>> > has lasted much longer than most.
>>
>> To get this far, it had to be replaced at some point. They all failed.
>
> If I remember correctly the entire planetary set had to be replaced along
> with a bunch of other components. In addition, all the engine and
> tranmission mounts had to be replaced too. The cost of the repair exceeded
> the value of the vehicle, but it was still cheaper than trying to find a
> decent used one that could have been on the verge of dying too.
>
> I knew that I would be losing my job soon, so a new one was out of the
> question.
>
> KM


These things are somewhat indestructable. They had the trans problem, and
the 3.3 had some rocker tower failures, but if you get your hands on one
that has these issues sorted out, then you can put it up against any
Japanese car out there.

And I am a Japanese car fan! Google "Hachiroku"!


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