> Charley,
>
> One more thing. Use synthetic tranny fluid. I use Redline MT90 and it's
great stuff. I do believe it will save those countershaft bearings from
excessive wear in the future.
Mike
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Hubbard" <cehubbard@home.com>
> To: "Datsun Roadster Mailing List (E-mail)"
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 12:04 PM
> Subject: 1500 Transmission Assessment
>
>
> > Can anyone provide advice on how to asses the condition of a 1500
> > transmission? Since I have it out of the car, I would like to see if
there
> > are any parts that need to be replaced before it is reinstalled. I took
> the
> > top cover and the front plate off of my spare just to look
> > around. I determined that I had no idea what I was looking for...much
less
> > how to take the guts out. For this information, I turned to the original
> > Japanese manual and for the life of me can't figure out how to (I'm not
> > making this up) "using soft metal dirt, drive the countershaft forward".
> >
> > If one were so inclined, where would one go to buy "metal dirt", much
less
> > use it as a tool to break down a transmission. perhaps you guys from
> mining
> > states could offer advice. ;-)
> >
> > Seriously, could anyone out there be so kind as to copy and send me the
> > transmission section of a shop manual with instructions that actually
make
> > sense. It would also help to know if there are any special tools
required
> > to handle this particular tasks.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Charlie Hubbard
> > 1964 SPL310 (1500)
> > Flower Mound, TX
> > http://members.home.net/cehubbard/tdroc/
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