nebraskabanshee Posted June 27, 2004 Report Posted June 27, 2004 What would i be in for pullin the motor and putting in a all new transmission? Or should i have some professional do it? Quote
DirtRider Posted June 28, 2004 Report Posted June 28, 2004 if i was you i would do it my self. it will cost about half the money and itwould get done sooner depending on how buisy the machanic is. how old are you? you can buy a clymer repair manual that shows you step by step how to do it. and the other good thing about doing it your self it once the engine is apart you can go and do other things to it while its open. there are kids here about 15 that can take apart an engine and put it back together so. Quote
nebraskabanshee Posted June 28, 2004 Author Report Posted June 28, 2004 Yea im 17 and my dads been taking car engines out for 25 years im pretty sure we can handle it. But are there any special tools we would need to replace the gears? And and precautions about it, ive read about the top end and all i just dont know what they are talkin about becuz ive never been inside a banshee engine. Quote
nater006 Posted June 28, 2004 Report Posted June 28, 2004 Did mine for the first time a few months back to replace both gear clusters. All in all, it took no special tools except for a flywheel puller and an impact wrench, if you consider that a special tool. As for replacing the gears... if you haven't already bought parts, you can get intact gear clusters off of ebay for pretty cheap. Bought my set through K&K for a decent price. Then all you have to do is purchase new seals (and bearings, if you'd like.. might as well while you're in there) and some Yamabond #4 and have at it. Took me just basic hand tools, a deadblow hammer for splitting the cases, and the impact wrench for the primary drive gear nut, clutch boss nut, and flywheel nut... and the flywheel puller ($10) itself. Meat's got a ton of pics up at http://www.thebansheezone.com, of like.. everything, and I tossed a few from my transmission experience up at http://webuser.bus.umich.edu/olmsnj/tangen...nsheetrans.html Quote
nater006 Posted June 28, 2004 Report Posted June 28, 2004 While you have it apart, it would be an optimal time to do the shift star mod if you haven't already. Fantastic mod. And, before someone else says it... get a Clymer manual if you haven't done so before tearing it apart. Lots of info you may need... especially torque specifications! Someone else might have a link to a downloadable Yamaha service manual also. A pic of my little "discovery" when tearing apart my trans with a clunking in 2nd gear. The old clusters popped right out, and the new ones w/ new bearings, etc, popped right in, and that was that. Disassembling them would probably need the manual... Quote
mobansheerider Posted June 29, 2004 Report Posted June 29, 2004 I just did my tranny this past weekend, went with a override...hardest part for me was the two stripped screws for the retainer for the shift drum All in all I believe most people that have some mechanical know how and patience can do it. Can't wait to have it all back together and hit the track this weekend! Quote
nater006 Posted June 29, 2004 Report Posted June 29, 2004 The good thing is that once you crack the cases, there is really nothing to assembling the main components of the tranny. The gear clusters literally drop in and pop right out, and removing the forks, guides, and drum are no big deal either. Make sure your shift forks aren't bent or anything and make sure it all meshes nicely before reassembling the case. Disassembling/reassembling the gear clusters is another beast but for the most part, save for replacing a gear or gear pair itself, you shouldn't need to. Oh, and when its apart.. wash the crap out of the inside of the cases with brake cleaner or similar. Might as well start clean! Quote
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