So today went out to junk yard to get taller 5th gear after reading this thread http://forums.probetalk.com/showthread.php?t=1701282253
I was looking for 93-97 Probe SE but someone already took the 5th gear set, so I ended up getting gears from newer escort, but they should be the same.
So this is what you need
Tools
1/2 impact gun or breaker bar and a lot of muscle.
32 and 26 mm sockets to get the lock nuts of PGT tranny
Chisel and punch set
10mm, 23mm and 17mm sockets
RTV
Gears
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3..._5059Large.jpg
So first jack up the car and drain transmission fluid (23mm socket to open the drain/fill plug)
Remove splash guards
Then lower the transmission so the end cover clears the frame
you can do it by removing crossmembers and losing top trans mount (17 mm bolts)
Then remove 10mm bolts from end cover and pull the cover off.
Using chisel unlock the lock nuts and remove them (32mm and 26mm)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3..._5060Large.jpg
Next step is to remove pin that holds the alum selector arm on the shaft (use punch), you can see the pin from the bottom.
Remove First gears on each shaft, then grab the whole gear assembly(from syncro to syncro) on the left and pull it off with the selector arm.
Now we got to the gears
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3..._5061Large.jpg
Pull them off and replace them with taller ones, then assemble in reverse order.
When you go to put the lock pin back, you can squeeze the pin with pliers and drive it in with hammer.
Tq the lock nuts to 95-140 ft-lb and lock the nuts with the punch and hammer.
scrape the cover and tranny surface, reseal and reinstall it.
put everything back together, let RTV cure, fill the oil and take it for a spin.
After I tightened the lock nuts, I put car in 5th and started to see if the wheel are spinning, if they do, you win. make sure both wheel are of the ground to prevent fail.
here are escort gears on the bottom and PGT on top
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3..._5062Large.jpg
I was looking for 93-97 Probe SE but someone already took the 5th gear set, so I ended up getting gears from newer escort, but they should be the same.
So this is what you need
Tools
1/2 impact gun or breaker bar and a lot of muscle.
32 and 26 mm sockets to get the lock nuts of PGT tranny
Chisel and punch set
10mm, 23mm and 17mm sockets
RTV
Gears
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3..._5059Large.jpg
So first jack up the car and drain transmission fluid (23mm socket to open the drain/fill plug)
Remove splash guards
Then lower the transmission so the end cover clears the frame
you can do it by removing crossmembers and losing top trans mount (17 mm bolts)
Then remove 10mm bolts from end cover and pull the cover off.
Using chisel unlock the lock nuts and remove them (32mm and 26mm)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3..._5060Large.jpg
Next step is to remove pin that holds the alum selector arm on the shaft (use punch), you can see the pin from the bottom.
Remove First gears on each shaft, then grab the whole gear assembly(from syncro to syncro) on the left and pull it off with the selector arm.
Now we got to the gears
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3..._5061Large.jpg
Pull them off and replace them with taller ones, then assemble in reverse order.
When you go to put the lock pin back, you can squeeze the pin with pliers and drive it in with hammer.
Tq the lock nuts to 95-140 ft-lb and lock the nuts with the punch and hammer.
scrape the cover and tranny surface, reseal and reinstall it.
put everything back together, let RTV cure, fill the oil and take it for a spin.
After I tightened the lock nuts, I put car in 5th and started to see if the wheel are spinning, if they do, you win. make sure both wheel are of the ground to prevent fail.
here are escort gears on the bottom and PGT on top
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3..._5062Large.jpg
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