R33 Gearbox Question

[wes81]

hi

i got news on the weekend that the bearing in the gearbox are on the way out. I just wanted to knwo how much this will cost to fix

i have a R33 gtst. i think i read somewhere it might be about $500 depending which bearings need to be replaced. My uncle is a mechanic and he said he will pull it out for me and fix them so ill be with out a car for about 2 weeks.

My question is. Is there any thing else i could fix while i have the gearbox out and prices. I just wanna keep it nice and stockish for the moment. I was think of just putting a heavy duty clutch in from Kudos.

[silvio]

u should be able to get all the bearings for around $400 through your local bearing store and wouldn't hurt to change your 2nd and 3rd syncros as they normaly cop a floggin i think their around $100 a set

good luck

[wes81]

thanks for that. Ill look into changing those as well. Do you know where i could get the syncros from.

[Links]

Probably nissan would be the best bet..

[silvio]

possibly nissan would be the most expensive bet for bearings as long as u get good quality bearings made in japan than it cant be too much different in quality going after market my bearing set i got have copped a thrashing and are doing fine

go nissan for syncros though

[wes81]

can anyone tell me how easy it is to open the gearbox up once you have taken it out. Do your need a special tool. and are the bearings press bent (If that right)

also is ther any other gearboxes that are interchangeable with the R33 box eg, s15 navara.

sorry for all the question im taking it out on the weekend and just wanna have the correct inof

Cheers

p.s

spent about two hours searching and reading couldnt find this exact info

[Risking]

If you can get the box bearings done for 500 bucks your doing well. Everyone seems to expect a workshop to do everything for nothing these days!

There is an hour half out and in then a good 6-7 hours to totally strip the box inspect and clean then reasemble.

S say 9 hours at a bare minimum of 70 bucks an hour (industry standard is bout $88 now!!) and there's 630 bucks in labour alone.

You will need to press the box apart and there is a HIGH risk of breaking things if your not familiar or dont hve the right tools.

[wes81]

cool thanks for that. My uncle is doing it for me he is a mechanic and is able to take the box apart at work.

I think for the moment im only gonna replace the bearings and the 2 and 3 synchros.

ill post up the progress.

[saliya]

hi

i got news on the weekend that the bearing in the gearbox are on the way out. I just wanted to knwo how much this will cost to fix

i have a R33 gtst. i think i read somewhere it might be about $500 depending which bearings need to be replaced. My uncle is a mechanic and he said he will pull it out for me and fix them so ill be with out a car for about 2 weeks.

My question is. Is there any thing else i could fix while i have the gearbox out and prices. I just wanna keep it nice and stockish for the moment. I was think of just putting a heavy duty clutch in from Kudos.

Hey,

edit: updated link to correct post hopefully

I did this to my R32 GTR v.spec gearbox awhile ago for just over $1000.

The entire bearing set was about $300 (could have been as low as $200 but their supplier was hoarding )

This is for non-genuine bearings.

I would get baulk rings and gaskets from Nissan; the synchros will be about $125 ea and

the gasket set should be about $20-25.

The labour cost me $450; that was for them to do the strip, replace, and rebuild. I removed/replaced

the box from the car.

If you don't care about labour cost and/or off the road time then only fix what's broken.

If I were you I'd probably do the same thing I did to my GT-R box - bearing/gasket set, and 2nd/3rd/4th baulk rings.

Spend a little more now and avoid pulling the box to fix more worn/broken bits later.

If you're not paying for labour you'll get away for roughly $500-600.

You will need a press to remove the shafts from the centre plate; I've not seen a GTS-T box in

person but it looks similar in FAST.

Regards,

Saliya

Edited April 7, 2007 by saliya

[MANWHORE]

gtst box = gtr box without the ugly betty on the side

[wes81]

hey saliya thanks for the info. The link didnt work it just took me to a topic on BOV's.

i should be able to get the bearing relatively cheap. If i could keep it under $500 that would be great.

Thanks again for your help.

[saliya]

hey saliya thanks for the info. The link didnt work it just took me to a topic on BOV's.

i should be able to get the bearing relatively cheap. If i could keep it under $500 that would be great.

Thanks again for your help.

Fixed link; PEBKAC. Check it out now...

Regards,

Saliya

[wes81]

thanks again saliya

great link.