thanks, the real challenge is coming on how to reassemble with out the use of a hyd press. I plan to use spacers to pull in the main shaft against the inner race of the main shaft ball bearing. At the same time I plan to press in the counter shaft using the same puller used to press it out, just from the opposite side. It worked great for pressing it out, so should work fine for pressing in. It will be a few days before I can get back to is as I am waiting for new Torx screws for the bearing retainer plate, springs for the sycro hubs, and main/CS nuts as the old ones should not be reused. Thx for watching. I am hoping this will inspire others to not fear working on their own transmissions, as I was. the Villageland guys videos did that for me, but with mine and some audio content I hope helps other.
Very helpful and I appreciate your thoroughness and attention to detail. I've been working on my '72 Z project myself and would have to say up until a couple months ago I was a bit intimidated on taking on engine/suspension and electrical work ... even though I'm a Mechanical Engineer by trade ... Lol! Met up with a local Datsun enthusiast/mechanic and we've been tackling the project on the weekends for the last 3-4 months. I've broken the project into three phases ... 1-Operational (Engine updates, suspension refresh and some electrical upgrades; 2- Body and Paint work; 3-Conversion to manual (currently an automatic transmission) Thanks for the reply!
glad to hear you are working it. The Z is so easy to work on (reminds me of my old 1960 Ford PU truck) that it just makes since to DIY most things. Besides doing it yourself save a lot of money and frankly for the ease of work, it seems wasteful to let a professional work on it, the skill set needed is easy to get. So far the only tool that I really needed on the trans was a 50$ harbor freight puller. that and some imagination can do most of what you need. It would be nice if new cars were this easy to work on, prob one reason why I will most likely never buy a car much older than the mid 80's
I’ve just rebuilt my FS5W71 using the some method you used. I haven’t installed it yet. What was the outcome on yours? Only thing in question on mine was small chips on the third gear on the pilot shaft. I know this gear wasn’t making noise before and the Mx manual just indicated excessive chips, so I thought it would be ok. Other than that I replaced all bearings and synchros
