Well, the transmission of the $100 Mini has some issues. It feels like it's shifting into 1st and 3rd, but let off the clutch and you get grinding and grinding but no go. Are those gears gone, or could some sort of linkage be messed up?
GRRind 1st and 3rd, are they gone?
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How hard is it to rebuild these, could a 2 
mechanic do it? Where would I get the replacement parts?
mechanic do it? Where would I get the replacement parts?
im in the same boat more or less i was told not only on this site but others was the hardest thing was to drop it.needed a press for the bearings and the transfer case was a sinch also
.man get it done and post a thread with pictures
.man get it done and post a thread with pictures
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So it's a very easy tranny to work on, thats good. I have a press, and most tools that would be needed to do some parts swapping, but where do I get the parts?
that i have no clue yet.i was getting help in ttora on my problems im willing to bet you can find them in there .
hold on i have a #
call this guy john he has a bunch of trannys for all year tacos and crap tell him i sent ya if he ask were you got the # good fellow he seems 865 556 2977.good luck
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I'm hoping an East Coast guy.
yes tenn.
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If you want a rebuild kit, Marlin Crawler is the way to go.
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Would it include a replacement for the coupler that is probably shot?
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I don't know what coupler he's refering to, but you can get the set with or without syncros, if that's what he means. Look here:
http://www.marlincrawler.com/htm/transmission/3a.htm
http://www.marlincrawler.com/htm/transmission/3a.htm
Well I gave it some more thought, and it might be a gear on the counter shaft. 1st, 3rd, 5th and reverse are on it. How is 5th and reverse? And what about 2nd, 4th?
The coupler I was talking about is what slides over the synchronizer rings and engages the gears. But it probably is most likey a stripped gear on the counter shaft. Infact, probably 3rd, because if I remember correct 1st and 3rd share a gear, which could let reverse and 5th work.
The coupler I was talking about is what slides over the synchronizer rings and engages the gears. But it probably is most likey a stripped gear on the counter shaft. Infact, probably 3rd, because if I remember correct 1st and 3rd share a gear, which could let reverse and 5th work.
These trannies are cheap, you might just find another one on a local forum and swap it in.
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If 84-87 are interchangeable, that sounds like a good idea. Let me check on that and I'll let you know more.