Rebuilding your Transmission
If you still have transmission in your Samurai, chances are very good that it makes a little noise in at least one of the forward gears… You have a few choices. You can try and find a dealer money. Our kit was purchased from Petroworks.
Everything starts with simply draining the oil. Check the oil as it comes out for metal shavings or flakes. Large metal chunks could be a bad thing depending on where they came from. If the shifter locator pi has broken off in the past it will eventually end up down here in the bottom of the case. If it got wedged in the gearing on the way down, then you may have more to replace than you planned on.
Next it’s time to go inside to check out the condition of the components. To do that you can start at the back and remove all the bolts holding the tail housing to the main section. Don’t forget to remove the reverse shift rim bolt. You can see the arrow pointing at it in the photo on the left. When you remove it you will notice that it looks pretty unique… Don’t lose it, we will talk more about this later. Separate the tail shaft housing (extension case) from the main section and turn it up on end. Here you see the tail shaft seal. You should take this time to replace it and then clean out the case. Then set it aside for later.
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