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1Gina2G

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May 6, 2011
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I have a completely rebuilt transmission & engine assembly, still making adjustments to the engine / car itself so I've yet to drive it or move the car at all.

was wondering if it's possible to move the shifter around (manual trans) with the car off, just to see if the gears engage? is that practical? I'd assume that you'd prime the engine with oil before pressing in the clutch for the thrust bearing.

also on a sidenote, is the shifting diagram on these cars (2Gs) any different then the.average car? my car didn't come with a shifting knob so I'm clueless.
 
The shifting is still in the H pattern like all 5-speeds in the USA LOL. You can push the clutch pedal in and shift around through the gears as well without oil in the engine as the crank is still not rotating your completely ok doing that.
 
well I'd still have the oil in everything before I did anything. Thanks for the clarification. so on the H, there would be gears 1-3-5 up top and 2-4-Reverse on the bottom, correct?
 
well I'd still have the oil in everything before I did anything. Thanks for the clarification. so on the H, there would be gears 1-3-5 up top and 2-4-Reverse on the bottom, correct?

Yes. Welcome to owning a Manual Transmission Automobile. :thumb:
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Going through the gears with the car off wont tell you if your hydrolic clutch system is working right. Since the engine isn't moving you dont even need to press the clutch to engage the gears.
 
Seeing as how he rebuilt the tranny, he probably just wants to check if it will go into all gears. You do not need to use the clutch to check this. Even if the tranny was out of the car, you could manually select any gear by hand...

OP, to answer your question, go for it. It is a quick check to see if anything is majorly wrong.
 
c2ypt1c hit the nail on te head, that's all I wanted to do was test the trans before it was under a true load IF possible/practical


Yea, you can move the SELECT and SHIFT and then spin the input shaft on the tranny to see the differental output assemblies turn.

Move the SELECT to either three levels, then SHIFT per each gear.

what is the select exactly?
 
4 guys madly spinning your tires isn't really a "full" load, but.... If you give them a pile of ampheitamines, I bet they'd come damn close.to fully loading it after about 40 minutes. :D

What I don't understand, and why I keep cracking jokes, is what you hope to prove by doing this? You know, you can have an absolutely destroyed gearbox that shifts fine, moving or not... So I fail to see how this is useful. You either did it right, or you didn't. Pretty simple, imo.
 
What I don't understand, and why I keep cracking jokes, is what you hope to prove by doing this? You know, you can have an absolutely destroyed gearbox that shifts fine, moving or not... So I fail to see how this is useful. You either did it right, or you didn't. Pretty simple, imo.

well that sucks to know, but I guess it'll atleast show the shifter linkage is hooked up correctly as I was the last to uninstall/install the cables. The shifter was just replaced with an aftermarket knob and it's been a while with the car so I haven't been driving stick, only drove one other car (never drove this car)

I had the transmission rebuilt to a reputable transmission shop, and I atleast know manuals are way less complex then automatics, so my guess is it's probably easier to rebuild manual transmissions compared to automatics . so it was probably done right but I just like to test everything I can before hitting the road.
 
well that sucks to know, but I guess it'll atleast show the shifter linkage is hooked up correctly as I was the last to uninstall/install the cables. The shifter was just replaced with an aftermarket knob and it's been a while with the car so I haven't been driving stick, only drove one other car (never drove this car)

I had the transmission rebuilt to a reputable transmission shop, and I atleast know manuals are way less complex then automatics, so my guess is it's probably easier to rebuild manual transmissions compared to automatics . so it was probably done right but I just like to test everything I can before hitting the road.

Youre cracking me up.
 
What's simple, yet interesting that the shifter rests in the CENTER position of the SELECT. Move the knob left or right, raises and lowers the SHIFT mechanism on the tranny.

You have two cables running to the tranny. the cables should match IN POSITION of the connectors to the SHIFT and SELECT linkage respectively.

Easy way to find out is have a buddy just move the shifter knob left and right while you're eyeballing the action on the tranny and that's the SELECT cable moving in and out. Rowing through the gears moves the SHIFT cable.
 
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