Frank's 818R build

[Pearldrummer7]

So, as you may know- I have a 5MT with JDM RA gears, and it wouldn't consistently shift into gear (mainly 1 and 2, but sometimes R as well) when in the donor car. This transmission was rebuilt before to put in the RA gears, and I was told by the seller that it was just a fork, and could be replaced easily. I opened up the transmission and found something a little different than that.

This little plastic guy was broken off and stuck in the input shaft. The shaft clearly grinded away part of the this plastic oil-return piece, and grinded into the metal as well.





The bolt on the end of this shaft wasn't even hand tight. 5 and R were so loose you could move them around with just a finger. Also, that bolt is HUGE. My 32mm is too tiny, so I haven't tried torquing it down and seeing how things mesh.


I think I am buying a used LGT transmission and putting the gears into this case, as I know this transmission has just a bent fork, and I believe LGT gears are a lot stronger than the 2002 WRX ones.


This is my "my input shaft is broken" face: