Sooooo,
After 5 days in Bellingham helping John deal with his g/f (car accident, coma, she's OK) and stripping my 87 TC that washiznit by the 18 wheeler, I decided to go home. Sure I did...
The Nissan was loaded down with all of the parts from the 87 and running perfect (as usual) and I got off of the exit in Seattle for my g/f's sister to visit real quick. I get a mile from their house and BOOOOOOM!!! The transmission goes out. The clutch is completely fried and the tranny is leaking gear lube. Great, John's towstrapping me the other 150 miles home tomorrow (with the GTO no less) and I get to pull the 4WD and trans and replace a clutch and probably an input shaft. With my luck the whole trans is done for.
I really, really hope Layla doesn't break while the truck is down!!! :(
Tranny problems aren't uncommon in those Nissan 5-speeds. It was the only area I had problems in my 500k-mile '90 Hardbody. The bearing on the countershaft fails for some reason.
$177 for a RAM clutch from Summit. We are going to attempt the tow in a few hours. Luckily the engine runs and I can keep the trans in neutral so I'll have power steering and brakes.
Anybody ever seen a 05 GTO tow a pickup? :hick:
No but I've seen an 84 Tbird tow an 88 cougar for 30 miles :)
Pics of that would be priceless!
I'd keep the transfer case in neutral if I were you. If things are chewed up inside the tranny you could be asking for trouble trying to tow it
Made it home in FOURTH GEAR! I think the trans is shot. The GTO tows really well (400HP/400TQ and designed for a hitch from the factory). We towed the truck to the highway, then I drove it 150+ miles, then towed it from the exit to the house. The underside is coated in gear oil :(
Looks like the cluster went out (1/2/3/R) and the pieces took out 5th (OD) so 1:1 (4) was all that was left. I'll be pulling the trans tomorrow. :(
And yes, the T-case is still good and I kept it in neutral when we towed.
imports!!
Freaking imports built by American Union workers!
:hick:
with chinese parts and puppiesanense parts!
That would be the countershaft bearing I talked about. I drove mine home under its own power in fourth gear once when that bearing failed - including starting off from dead stops many times. It was hard on the clutch, but with 250k on it, it was due for replacing anyway :hick: Every gear except fourth passes power through the countershaft.
If you do need to replace the tranny (and it sounds like you do)
let the record show that pre-87 transmissions will work - at least they will on a 2WD truck. I tried like hell to find one from a hardbody (87-newer) and finally gave up, then took a chance on a $50 '85 tranny. It fit like a glove. Unfortunately the second gear synchro was shot, but I still put another 150k miles on it like that. Shifting from first to second involved pushing in the clutch, pulling the shifter out of gear, letting off on the clutch, pushing it again, then shifting into second :hick: Downshifting from 3rd to second was not an option
Shoot! Guess I'll start looking for a trans :(
I'm hoping I can rebuild it, but you never know.
And daboss, the 96 Hardbody is 40% puppiesanese, 60% US. That's more US content then a 2008 F150 built in Mexico.
But yeah, it might be selling time. :(
after all the love you give it keep it lol cause anyone who buys it is jsut gonna beat the piss out of it
Point...
true its just a nissian sel it buy a ranger and stuff a 2.3t in it, and leave it stock, bet you'll have more fun with that!
No I wouldn't, I HATE Rangers. They are the piest small truck design ever and Ford won't update them.
It's either
A: Fix the Nismo and continue on it's regular beatings (I have a KA turbo manifold and an IHI begging to go in)
B: Fix and sell NOW before it falls apart (stupid accident left it scarred)
C: Hope somebody steals it and collect the insurance :hick:
whats your address again? i kinda like the rangers, they are plain jane and are not updated but i like that. i just want to build a sleeper one
Fix it!
I would swap for a Ka24DE before you go turbo... Word on the street is a Ka24E can't handle 10+ psi.
It was going to be a 9 psi lots-o-torque IHI setup for towing/hauling anyways. I've thought of the DE/DOHC/SEFI swap too.
I better take the trans out first!
that isn't the problem, everything just breaks. It is called make money after the sale thats the problem.
Not for me :D :hick:
I usually make money after breaking cars. Like the $100 Escort I sold for $400 after blowing the auto trans.