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I would rebuild your own. The parts will cost you about the same if you are replacing everything, and you will know exactly what you are getting.

You will need the following special tools:

13mm socket and wrench
4mm punch
17mm wrench
27mm impact socket
32mm impact socket
impact wrench
access to a press - to install the new hubs to the gearsets
some method of removing the synchro hubs from the gearsets - I normally use a small dremel tool with a cut off wheel and grind away the hub until I can crack it with a hammer and chisel.

A few tips:

1. Don't loosen the shift forks - they were set at the factory and getting them to line up perfectly again is a PITA. You can remove the forsk and rods together

2. Give yourself a good clean working area. The transmission is fairly easy to rebuild, but it is a big help having everything organized as you take it all apart. As you are taking things off of the input and output shafts, it really helps to lay everything out exactly as it came off. - you will thank yourself later.

3. A small wood table with a hole drilled in the center to accomodate the input shaft makes a good workspace - it is much easier to rebuild a tranny this way than "by the book"

4. Flourosilicone (dow corning 730) applied in a thin film on each sealing surface with the paper gaskets in between pretty much ensures a leak free tranny. locknuts and crush washers (same as the ones that come in a valve cover gasket set) are excellent for the lower cover.

Once you get the tranny out, you can rebuild a tranny (new synchros, hubs, etc.) in about 15 - 20 hours.

AFJ
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