Gearbox question.

[R15]

ive just put a manual into my CT196 caldina (diesel) , it was auto and the auto was tired.

a: how much oil am i supposed to put in the gearbox?

b: what kind of oil am i supposed to put in the gearbox?

ive put about 3l of castrol dextron in it and it crunches going into 3rd- particularly on the downshift, and osmetimes 2nd both up and down shifting.

is there any way to reolve this issue without having to buy another gearbox?

what sort of money am i looking at to get a gearbox rebuilt?
(keeping in mind i get toyota genuine parts at dealer prices if that makes any difference).

i can remove the gearbox myself + refit it myself, but i know nothing about the internal workings of a gearbox.

is a gearbox easy to rebuild yourself?

[dazzag]

isnt dextron automatic trans fluid???
if you running a manual you want a manual trans oil someting like 75w90. any well known brand like castrol or mobil will do. When filling there should be a plug about half way up the gearbox. fill it up till it starts to drip out the plug... if it still crunches when you are changing gears after the oil change you most likely need a new or better 2nd hand box cos the synchros are worn and are expensive to get replaced and cant really be replaced by an average joe. the parts may not be expensive but the labour or time taken is a bit.

[R15]

m pretty sure dextron was for manuals, however ill chech that.

when i did a clutch on my st202, i manual stuff in - according to the book- found that it started grinding, then changed to an atf and it was fine,

but it didnt grind anything like this geatbox.

finding another manual is probably a lost cause as most were auto and all of the have high kms.

im looing at at least $500 for antohert 2nd hand box.

does anyone know roughly what its worth to rebuild a box?

i do have some mechanic friends hwo like beer also if this makes a differencer- or is it not realy a mechaninc job?

thanks

[R15]

bump

[Lloyd]

Depends on how good your mechanic friends are, there are gearbox specialists for a reason. In saying that manuals aren't entirely complicated in comparison to autos. Phone a couple of garages or gearbox places for quotes.

[Stealer Of Souls]

When I first swapped to my current box the synchros seemed a bit slow. Had to shift really carefully when the box was cold. After sixish months changed the fluid again (was told I should when I got the box in) and now it's sweet.

If the box had been sitting around a while it could just be crap build up. That's all it was in my box.

[R15]

yea i think it had been sitting for a while, i had maunal oil in there , now ive put atf in it, it has improved slightly, the manufacturer's book says to use either.

thanks for your help guys.