×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

Testing a tranny while its out of the car

Testing a tranny while its out of the car

Testing a tranny while its out of the car

(OP)
I just removed my tranmission from my 92 nissan 300zx automatic, It was rebuilt and it seems it was pourley rebuilt. I am know going to just buy a used japanese transmission, and I would like to know if their are places that can test a transmission while its out of the car, and see if it working right? I am in southern california, your response will be greatly appreciated.

RE: Testing a tranny while its out of the car

I'm not aware of any. There are some air pressure checks you can do to see if the pistons are moving properly, but thats about it. Once the trans is out of the car diagnosis is over, you should know what your going to fix before you take it out.

RE: Testing a tranny while its out of the car

I've seen several dynamic transmission test stands.  Both
of them were for the standard front engine/rear wheel drive
type configuration though and at major transmission
rebuilders machine shops.  You might want to look through
these transmission insustry newsletters for some more
information.  ATRA (Automatic Transmission Rebuilders
Association) also has a website and an information help
center that may be able to find you something closer to
your location in So Cal.

http://www.transtec.com/rebuilder_news.htm
http://www.gearsmagazine.com/

Chumley  

RE: Testing a tranny while its out of the car

Dissasembly and inspection could answer your questions, but there might be a considerable cost for labour, oil and gaskets, only to find out it is OK.

Why do you suspect it is no good

Regards
pat

RE: Testing a tranny while its out of the car

Transmission "dynos" are out there.  I have only seen one setup at a rebuilder several years ago.  Like Chumley says, there out there.  Another approach is to go over to Gardena and check out the Japanese engine/trans importer.  Can't recall the name and wouldn't know how to spell it if I could.  I believe it is on Rosecrans over by Isky Cams.  If your SoCal a Thomas Guide will get you there.
The used trans and engines are super cheap for what you get.

Rod

RE: Testing a tranny while its out of the car

Hi Rod.   Would you be thinking about

K Watanabe Corp.?   

http://www.kwcengine.com/president.htm

No affiliation.

They import 100,000's of used Japanese built
engines/transmissions of all types directly from Japan.
Not a bad deal in most cases.  Most of their inventory
has +-50,000 miles of use.

Chumley  

RE: Testing a tranny while its out of the car

Yeah.  That's it.  We bought a 2TG with a close ratio 5 speed and an 18RG with a standard 5 speed both for less than a thousand about 15 (I started to say 10!!!) years ago.
They were cheap because they had no DOT counterpart in the U.S.  The twincam turned out to have less than 20,000 miles on it.  We put it in a MkII Cortina (Coryota or Toytina???)

Forgive the memory loss, I've been upside down welding a cage all week.

Rod

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources