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- Manual
Do it on your own. I avoided transmission work for too long because I was slightly intimidated by it's inner workings. After changing out a broken mainshaft in my M5OD, I'm quite glad that I did it myself.
Don't "rebuild" the transmission. Take it apart, and fix whats wrong with it. You're throwing cash away by replacing things that don't need to be replaced. Careful inspection is the key.
Here's some valuable tips given to me by AllanD in a different thread.
I printed that out, and the pdf diagram/parts list of the M5OD in the tech library. It's really sorta simple after that as long as you take your time and don't mix anything up.
Don't "rebuild" the transmission. Take it apart, and fix whats wrong with it. You're throwing cash away by replacing things that don't need to be replaced. Careful inspection is the key.
Here's some valuable tips given to me by AllanD in a different thread.
A few notes I should make...
1)NEVER mess with the big "torx nut" that is the adjustable pivot
point for the 5th-Rev shift bellcrank.
2)don't disassemble the reverse idler gear from it's shaft, simply unbolt the shaft from the side of the case (the 17mm bolt head on the passenger side of the trans)
3)Don't remove the 5th reverse fork from the guide shaft it rides on.
Remove the bolt that retains the shaft in the case and it slips right out.
AD
I printed that out, and the pdf diagram/parts list of the M5OD in the tech library. It's really sorta simple after that as long as you take your time and don't mix anything up.