trasmission trouble

would he keep it if its crap?? ugh

 

Ummm


Re: S53, I think there are a few ratio combinations, mine is the shortest with 0.9 5th and 4.1 diff

 

Well I hear it can be done in the car but I don't believe that - yet
There isn't room for the crank pulley, oil & water pumps if you lower the box only
Besides - the 3 main mounts are all on the gearbox!

 

i know for a fact it can be changed while in the car... i often did it... 3 times on my celica actually (2 gearboxes and a clutch hehe ) but yers it can be done and will take you maybe 3-4 hours can do it quicker if you have had experiance!! coolgleamA

 

I've done that on Golf's, Alfa's, BMW's but there's enough room to tilt it
In those cases it was a 2 man job with many jacks, stands, braces & experienced mechs
I pulled 2 GE motors and replaced 1 by myself in one night using a hire hoist,
I don't think it would be wise to attempt sliding the box out/in by yourself, the chances of getting it
back in without a fancy box lifter are almost zero
Safety should always be the 1st priority

Need pics

 

No Kev, I mean pics of swapping without removing the motor

 

Swaping the tranny wilst the engine is still in the car is the easier way to do it - support the motor from the top, leave the passenger side(right) engine mount in place, disconnect the other three tranny mounts, remove the cross member, disconnect everything associated with tranny removal, lower the motor till the harmonic dampner is 1/2" away from hitting the frame rail, seperate the tranny from the motor and slide it out. The C52/S53 trannies are not as heavy as you think, I can pick one up with one arm.

If you swap the 3SFE tranny in favour for the C52 - 4th gen Celica GTS/3SGE tranny you will also need the drivers side(left) tranny mount and mount bracket.

If you swap the 3SFE tranny in favour for the S53 - 5th gen Celica GT/GTS/5SFE tranny you use your 3SFE left side tranny mount and mounting bracket. The same applies if you swap in favour for the S54 - 6th gen Celica GT/GTS/5SFE tranny.

For all the above the following applies - use 4th or 5th gen Celica 3SGE/5SFE C52/S53 axles.
Gen4 Celica GT w/ 3SFE and gen6 Celica GT/GTS w/ 5SFE S54 axles will NOT work with the above listed transmissions.

Making sure you use the correct upper tranny mount and mounting bracket as well as the correct axles are imperative to making the tranny swap a trouble free en devour.

 

The axles bolt right up including the hanger bearing. Reason I specified the the 6th gen axles not being compatible in the 4th gen is because they are longer due to the 6th gen having a wider track.

 

the tighter...... the better! :wink: