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Old 03-01-2014, 04:13 AM   #1
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The S transmission has been repaired by Euro Imports in Suwanee. Jim Kinney is a great guy to work with he knows these transmissions. He has come up with his own in house 2nd gear slider modification that makes it much more robust. Turns out mine had a 2nd gear that was missing a tooth or two which was causing it to jump out of gear. While we were in there replaced 2nd gear synchro along with some other parts. Their number is 770-932-5267 if anyone needs this service done.
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Old 03-01-2014, 12:59 PM   #3
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how much????

$2800.00.......yep a lot of money but buying a used 6 speed was probably going to net me a transmission that would need 2nd gear repaired. As was explained to me these 6 speeds have a inherit weakness in the 2nd gear slide mechanism ( hope I have that right ). It is held on both ends by VERY flimsy bushings. These bushings wear and when they do the 2nd gear engagement is not full. Jim gave me the old parts that were replaced and he pointed out how small the gear engagement teeth are for the slider !!!! They are not very big. So just a little bit of wear on those flimsy bushings and she starts to tear herself apart. Jim line bores the case for lack of a better term and installs much larger bronze bushings and larger seals. He says he's NEVER had one come back and he's done a bunch of 986/996 transmissions. The OEM bushings are really a joke. I'm probably not explaining everything correctly but I got a 15 minute data dump from Jim and that's what I remember. He says the transmission is now bullet proof as long as I use the clutch and change the fluid every 50k or so.
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The S transmission has been repaired by Euro Imports in Suwanee. Jim Kinney is a great guy to work with he knows these transmissions. He has come up with his own in house 2nd gear slider modification that makes it much more robust. Turns out mine had a 2nd gear that was missing a tooth or two which was causing it to jump out of gear. While we were in there replaced 2nd gear synchro along with some other parts. Their number is 770-932-5267 if anyone needs this service done.
Jim fixed mine too. Jakes motor was too much for it. Jim also rebuilt my 968 6 speed a few years ago. I head the dreaded pinion bearing problem, but he went through the whole thing replacing just the parts that were worn. The difference in the way that car runs is amazing. That was an expensive job but it took a lot of time.
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Jim fixed mine too. Jakes motor was too much for it. Jim also rebuilt my 968 6 speed a few years ago. I head the dreaded pinion bearing problem, but he went through the whole thing replacing just the parts that were worn. The difference in the way that car runs is amazing. That was an expensive job but it took a lot of time.
Jake recommended this shop based on I believe your past history and good results so thank you for that ! Jim's a good guy just like Jake, we are fortunate to have both of them in our backyards.
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Jim did a great job on both smshirk's tranny as well as this one.. I was impressed with the positive engagement and ease of shifting.
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