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Re: 1500 Transmission Assessment

To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>,
Subject: Re: 1500 Transmission Assessment
From: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 19:13:53 -0800
Where do you get this "Redline" Product?


-----Original Message-----
From: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
To: Charles Hubbard <cehubbard@home.com>; Datsun Roadster Mailing List
(E-mail) <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, February 24, 2001 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: 1500 Transmission Assessment


>> 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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