BEAMS Update ..., Oct 29,2005 Options

[Outsider]

The motor is running fine. BUT......

It seems that I have baked my transmission. go figure.
I have put 450km on the car since It left my garage. The transmission is now acting up. I am having a hard time getting it into any gear and it likes to drop out of 5th on its own. It also has a loud howl in 2nd and 3rd gear. I have been to a few shops in town here to diagnose the problem. They all tell me the same thing. Looks like my syncros are gone and maybe the mainshaft rear bearing. I was told it is cheaper to just hit a salvage yard for another one. Rebuild is about $1000.00. I have the S52 and the BEAMS came with the S54. I do not know if the extra HP caused the stress on the parts or if it was on its way out before I swapped. I might have to track down a S54.

Sucks to be me......

[lagos]

After seaching through a few message boards for people with tranny problems I discovered a common thread. A number of people have posted a "quick fix". They said to have the tranny fluid replaced with a new synthetic gear oil. I decided that $50.00 to change oil was worth it, if it saved me $1000.00 on a rebuild. All I have to say is WOW!!!. The tranny acts like new. I feel this should be added to the "must do" list when doing a swap.

The car feels just like it used to up to about 3000 rpm.
Then the throttle cracks wide open and it's .........GONE!

i dont know if they sell this around where u live or not, but the best stuff to use is Pensoil or GM Synchromesh gear oil. its the same stuff sold by 2 companies. it will make your car shift as smooth as butter.