You can rebuild the manual transmission with it still in the car.
Once you have the passengers side tire and hub removed you can take the side of the trans case off and pull it off. Push the 5th gear shifter down and you can wiggle it off carefully. It takes a bit of wiggly and you have to angle it but it does come off rather easily once you know what you're doing.
This makes it much faster and easier since you can leave all the motor mounts on and don't have to actually drop the trans or remove any of the oil lines.
Mine was leaking oil and I needed a new clutch so I figured I might as well rebuilt it while I had it out. My leak was from the pump seal but I replaced all seals, bearings, and sychro blocker rings. Sealing gaskets with kit I bought were actually paper and so I used a little black rtv (for oil) to help seal it.
I recently rebuilt mine. Anyone have any questions?
Pictures of interior of transmission.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1aZ...iirhQH3IiZnYsh
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1H2...16bCestIccvlZF
Edit: More info. You do need a high powered impact to properly remove the two nuts on the shafts under the end cap. That or two large wrenches, but the impact is best.
You will really want an impact to remove the bell housing, makes the job tons faster. Although a ratchet will still do the job. You will NEED a u-joint or two to reach everything properly. But you need that inside the trans anyway to reach half the bolts. I recommend 90 degree u-joints in 1/2" 3/8 and 1/4. The shaft bolts are large and one is reverse threaded, I believe it is the right most bolt, the main shaft. Might be wrong though, I tend to mix them up.
my rebuild kit did not include seals for the oil pump on the transmission btw, and I used the atc pro king rebuild kit. Part number: BK238WS
This kit is available from many sources so shop around, I got it from advanced auto for $166 with a discount code, it usually runs around $300.
It also didn't include my synchro springs so I had to keep my old ones. They looked ok but I would like to have used new ones. I could not find anywhere to buy them though. However they are technically not needed for your trans to work... it's good to have them though.
Make sure when you put it all back together that the synchro springs don't slip off and get wedged between gears, that's very easy to do. So make sure you take a good look at each gear before you put that case back on. The case should close fully with a bit of wiggling. Any gap in the housing means something is wrong with your rebuild.
I'll add more if I think of any other advice.
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