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Re: A Better 900 Transmission
Posted by Andrew J Huang (more from Andrew J Huang) on Wed, 19 Jan 2000 00:15:28
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

  >As an alternative, perhaps acquiring the ability to rebuild my own
  >transmissions would be in order, or at least replace the pinion gear
  >bearings.  I have to date treated the transmission as a mysterious black
  >box, never to be opened.  Is ignorance really bliss?

In my experience, although many people will just go ahead and open up
an engine, very few will attempt a transmission.  The issue is that
every part in the transmission takes the forces generated by the sum
of all the parts in the engine and is thus proportionately (or
possibly quadratically) stronger and more precise.  Where engine
tolerances are generally around .001', transmission tolerances are
around .0001'.  As far as I remember, that is.

I've taken apart a transaxle (4 speed Renault from a Lotus) and it's
pretty intense.  The reassembly is even more so.

-andy

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