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[GSRSOL]

mmm, shiny clean gearbox

im jealous, wish i had all these goodies on the GSR

[Evo-00x]

Trust me Dan, it looked 100x worse when it arrived, almost black all over lol .
Its simple to do actually. I went through 3 cans of cheap degreaser whilst scrubbing it down with an old toothbrush to get most of the loose crap off it. After I hosed that off I brushed on some Chemtech Blitz Alluminium Cleaner, let it soak for 10 minutes then hosed it off. It looks like it doesnt do much when you brush it on but believe me, when you hose it off the results are amazing! Its the best stuff Ive used for cleaning alloy and removing oxidisation from alloy so far. The 1 litre bottle has lasted me ages too -worth every cent! This is it here: http://www.chemtech.net.au/page36.html and http://www.chemtech....efits NOV09.pdf . That gearbox only got one rinse with the Chemtech when I took the pics.
A second rinse will get all the marks and oxidisation fully stripped off the alloy and ready for polishing or painting without too much trouble. Sometimes the alloy will go a dull grey, sometimes it will stay shiny, either way a little bit of Autosol or similar polish once dry polishes the alloy right up

Edited by EVO-00X, 06 April 2010 - 12:32 PM.

[EVL20T]

Motherfukr, is that my Alloy cleaner that i left at your place?? lol

Box turned up sweet

[bazeng]

Looks like new!

take some pics of the guts for us when you pull it apart!

[evopwr]

Looks like new!

take some pics of the guts for us when you pull it apart!

i have lots of those pics

Good buy Rob! Im rebuilding a spare box as well; you know just in case haha!

[Evo-00x]

See the pic below for a good comparison.
I didnt waste my time on the bellhousing because its damaged and going to get replaced.
Bellhousing is degreased only, back half of box is degreased and Chemtech washed.
Degreasing does not get rid of the oxidisation and the surface is still rough and scaley. The Chemtech finish however has removed 90%+ oxidisation leaving a cleaner and smoother surface!
When the box is fully apart I'll retreat the casings a 2nd time with the Chemtech and polish the bitch up
PS: Mik-e, possession is 9/10ths of the law. If you left it at my house it's mine mutherfkr lol I was wondering where I got it from... thanks it's good shit!

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Edited by EVO-00X, 22 June 2011 - 03:51 PM.

[Evo-00x]

I pulled down the EVO 3 gearbox on Saturday. Even though there doesnt appear to be anything wrong with it, I want to make sure its got a clean bill of health before installing new replacement parts and goodies into it. Some of these parts will be given the royal treatment for better gear engagement and added strength. This is my current mini project

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Edited by EVO-00X, 22 June 2011 - 03:54 PM.

[Evo-00x]

I got raped $77 the other day just to have the bearings pulled off the intermediate and input shafts. Alex asked me why dont I just buy my own tools and he's right!! Therefore, for the rest of the build Im not going back for more wallet bashing but instead will be buying my own bearing tools to DIY and keep for next time

Apart from bearing separators I'm going to need a press. I found that SCA are selling a 6000kg press for only $99 ($50 off sale til next weekend). I think I'll grab one of these because Ive still got more work to do on the transmission (press new bearings on) and then some more transmission work to do in future. It obviously isnt going to be the best press on the market but for simple non industrial use like transmission parts the 6T will do the job just fine

Link: http://www.superchea...ium=cpc#details

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Edited by EVO-00X, 15 April 2010 - 02:47 PM.

[runuts]

6T will be more than enough for doing the box. The only thing you'll need is an assortment of adapters to press some of the gears/bearings off. I'm doing another W5M33 next week, so I'll list what I use if that helps.

[brisvr4]

It realy is amazing what you can come up with to use as adaptors!
Thick walled alloy tube, deep impact sockets, even the top section from a centre diff work on various bearings
You will need a gear splitter though Rob.
Just need to make 100% sure that you are pressing on the correct section of the bearing.

[runuts]

Absolutely, some of the things I mix and match are funny to see. All works though

[evopwr]

i used the old gearbox bearing races as adaptors.

fit perfect (obviously) !

[FRANK-E]

See the pic below for a good comparison.
I didnt waste my time on the bellhousing because its damaged and going to get replaced.
Bellhousing is degreased only, back half of box is degreased and Chemtech washed.
Degreasing does not get rid of the oxidisation and the surface is still rough and scaley. The Chemtech finish however has removed 90%+ oxidisation leaving a cleaner and smoother surface!
When the box is fully apart I'll retreat the casings a 2nd time with the Chemtech and polish the bitch up


PS: Mik-e, possession is 9/10ths of the law. If you left it at my house it's mine mutherfkr lol I was wondering where I got it from... thanks it's good shit!

wooooow shit that box came up awsome!!!!!thanks for coming around and spending time on my car on the wkend.your a top bloke:thumbsup:

[Evo-00x]

UPDATE:
I had everything ready to start the detailing work this weekend but my friend returned my air compressor to me without the attachments!
I'll be using one of TZ's unbreakable coss-shafts instead of the modified OEM unit pictured.
I thought there was a difference between the GSR & EVO cross-shafts at first, however, I spoke to Dirk in NZ who has built a number of these gearboxes and he assured me me that they all have the same part number and that the difference is the forging thickness variation. ie If the forging is thicker it will get machined on the sides, if not the cutter will just pass over it. He said he has several cross-shafts from GSR's and EVO's and picks the thickest ones to have machined for his gearbox rebuilds, regardless of what they came out of.

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Edited by EVO-00X, 12 August 2014 - 12:33 PM.

[bazeng]

Make sure to take pics of TZ's cross shaft in comparison!

Great update by the way.

Looking promising!

[FRANK-E]

gabe dropped that part off at my place last night mate so come pic it up after work or sumfin

[Evo-00x]

The box of goodies arrived today
Here you go Baz!
Chromoly shaft from TMZ vs OEM.

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Edited by EVO-00X, 12 August 2014 - 12:35 PM.

[bazeng]

Very very very very cool!!!!

[Evo-00x]

Update: Thread is now transferred to Public Rides section due to forum upgrade
Wow, a year went by fast since getting the car engineered and rego'd last year on 10th August.
I am only on the 4th tank of fuel and only done 1600kms in one year lol
Still trying to find the time and $$ to get the new gearbox sorted.
Will update when this has happened

[Evo-00x]

A small update but a step in the right direction to put a smile on the face.
Mik-e is driving his coupe to Sydney for emissions testing this Monday so I decided to take the day off work and bring my coupe along for the drive (considering Hitman tuners is not far from the emissions testing facility).
Also the Mrs let me use some $$ to book it in for a road tune to cheer me up (cant organise a dyno that quick unfortunately).
Will be awesome to finally ditch the 4000rpm rev limiter and run-in tune to get some damn boost into the little beast