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11-14-2017, 10:53 AM
#42
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You can disassemble the torque tube and inspect the couplers. If they look really good you can reuse. I have some on mine that look really good so if you need to save a little money you can have mine. I'd change the bearings though. If you want to bring the assembly by the shop we can check the couplers while you wait. I'd bring my tools and wouldn't charge, I'd check it on my lunch break. If you get the bearings I can help press them out/in another time.
11-14-2017, 10:53 AM
#43
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11-14-2017, 10:55 AM
#44
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Hey all- So which drivetrain bolts have to be replaced??? I see that the torque tube coupler bolts should be... Is there another system that could cause an integrity issue if the original bolts were reused???
03-05-2018, 12:12 PM
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5 Months later, and a 13-hour day yesterday, and the 03 Z is99% back together. I had the transmission out and off to Pro Motion in FL bymid November, and got it back in about a week and a half. Though she's been alawn ornament since then 
~Josh and I would've had it driving had it not been for somemissing caliper bolts. When I say "Josh and I" I mean "Josh didthe work while I fumbled around" hahaha I can't thank you enough brutha!!So, with a fresh RMS and cover gasket, clutch assembly and slave cylinder, andtick speed bleeder, I should be able to test the rebuilt transmission this weeksometime. Josh noticed that there was no neutral return spring (if that's whatits called) from 5th gear so that sucks. I do not want to criticize the rebuildsince I haven't even drive it yet. Oh by the way, minus the freight, it cost$1600 and change.
~Josh and I would've had it driving had it not been for somemissing caliper bolts. When I say "Josh and I" I mean "Josh didthe work while I fumbled around" hahaha I can't thank you enough brutha!!So, with a fresh RMS and cover gasket, clutch assembly and slave cylinder, andtick speed bleeder, I should be able to test the rebuilt transmission this weeksometime. Josh noticed that there was no neutral return spring (if that's whatits called) from 5th gear so that sucks. I do not want to criticize the rebuildsince I haven't even drive it yet. Oh by the way, minus the freight, it cost$1600 and change.
-later.
03-05-2018, 03:02 PM
#49
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I take my battery out and store it in the basement on a tender. A battery can go bad at any time and a dead battery will freeze, possibly cracking the case.
I also use moth ***** in the cabin and engine compartment. Stinks for a day or two in the spring, but mice damage can get expensive.
And I shove some stainless steel pot scrubbers up the tail pipes to keep vermin out.
03-05-2018, 03:55 PM
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03-11-2018, 07:46 PM
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the good, the bad, and the worse.
I've put a little over 200 miles on the rebuilt transmission, and for being less than halfway through the breakin period, it's shifting as well as id hoped it would. the lack of a return spring is annoying as the shifter doesn't center itself.
Now for the bad: damn reverse lockout solenoid **** the bed, so I fred Flintstoned it.
the worst: heard a whirring coming from the bell housing area, and the most likely culprit is the front TT bearing. I did not abide by the "while you're in there" rule and rolled the dice with the TT but karma got me... damn... well at least it'll be quicker than this last adventure...
Now for the bad: damn reverse lockout solenoid **** the bed, so I fred Flintstoned it.
the worst: heard a whirring coming from the bell housing area, and the most likely culprit is the front TT bearing. I did not abide by the "while you're in there" rule and rolled the dice with the TT but karma got me... damn... well at least it'll be quicker than this last adventure...
03-12-2018, 08:53 AM
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I'd send the trans back to the rebuilder at his expense to get the return spring fixed and have a new solenoid put in also. The terminal had a bent prong as delivered. The TT noise sucks but the bearings aren't that expensive. Just time to swap.