sorry guys, but can't send pm's till i have ten threads er somethin' ... so i'll waste one on this. my tranny's all pulled apart and i'm workin' on it right? well blue sky turns to gray and now i'm gettin drinched. grab all the parts, some kinda heavy by the way, and started puttin' them on the back prorch. So i sprayed down the case with wd-40. cause with this humidity i swear i can already see rust starting inside and out... and all on my newly cleaned case! so.... .... is that gonna be a foreign object that i;m not gonna want in my tranny?-or- is it gonna be ok with the minimal amout. btw to clean the tranny i had just used soap and water, had alot of metal shavings in the bottom and of course dirty on the outside. thanks guys

 

Putting some type of penetrating oil on your steel and iron parts is a good idea. Using water to clean it won't help you with the rust but it shouldn't hurt too bad as long as you make sure you dry it off really good and coat it. Just spray it down with brake clean before you put it back together. But I mean like AS your putting it together. YOu should try to keep it as clean as possible on reassembly.

 

thanks man! yeah, i'm not washing everything with soap and water just the case, and that was only cause i had used simple green on the outside and didn't want any remnants of the simple green in with my tranny fluid later. so opted for soap and water after the simple green. thanks man, will do. can't wait to get it back together.

p.s. if you don't already know about SIMPLE GREEN i highly recommend it as a cheap cleaner. it's GREAT! just be careful around painted objects, as it will take some paint/or discolor them. pick it up at wal-mart or lowes/home depot!

 

Castrol's royal purple is good also, along with mean green..

 

ok boys, got the tranny all put back together, sealed it up. gonna try for re-installation later today. i do have a question about it - should it be hard to turn? like you can still manually turn it, it just takes a firm grip. i never turned it before while still all together, and i don't have the manual to check torque specs. just kept everything about 30 lbs and thats about what i remember chilton said for pretty much all the bolts. should this be a concern? thanks guys

 

is it in gear or neutral

 

nuetral

 

Castrol doesnt make Royal Purple - and Royal Purple is oil not degreaser.

I think your talking about Super Clean:

CASTROL 101780 "CASTROL" SUPER CLEAN CLEANER DEGREASER 32OZ

 

Or was he talkin about wipin it down with some Castrol Syntorq fluid before re-assembly.

 

It should be firm to turn. both of mine were when i put new clutches in, id say your fine at 30, most bolts range from 30-45 internally according to my haynes manual