99 Tracer (3rd generation) 5 speed manual.
Differential making lots of noise again. Good source for rebuild kits, or reman transmission?
Might consider rebuilding the differential only as the transmission shifts quite nicely. Synchros are broken in. If the differential gear and its drive gear are badly worn where to get new?
I saw kits for $150 to $200 and reman trans online for around $1000. Don't know who to trust for a reman. Repair shop wants about $3000 to do the job which is probably reasonable. I have rebuilt manual transmissions in the past, decades ago. Have the Ford Escort/Tracer factory shop manual.
Have bottom crossmember off for something else. able to remove the transmission that route?
Differential making lots of noise again. Good source for rebuild kits, or reman transmission?
Might consider rebuilding the differential only as the transmission shifts quite nicely. Synchros are broken in. If the differential gear and its drive gear are badly worn where to get new?
I saw kits for $150 to $200 and reman trans online for around $1000. Don't know who to trust for a reman. Repair shop wants about $3000 to do the job which is probably reasonable. I have rebuilt manual transmissions in the past, decades ago. Have the Ford Escort/Tracer factory shop manual.
Have bottom crossmember off for something else. able to remove the transmission that route?