i got a 95 ls integra b series hydraulic tranny.
theres grinding in 3rd gear and will not go in.
is it worth it to drop the trans, open it up and replace whatever is wrong,
or just swap in a used trans. i'm trying to find the cheapest option, but even so if i attempted to fix the trans myself i woudlnt even know where to start for buying parts, and which parts to replace.

is this a challenging task?

many have told me its not worth the agrivation and cost to fix the trans and just buy a used one to swap in

what should i do?

 

what do you guys think????

 

Swap another one in. A tranny is a challenging thing to fix and judging by a post like this, you aren't ready for the task.

 

yeah i know i wouldnt even know where to start, but i would definetly gain experience and that is what im trying to accomplish. Is it possible?

 

Anything is possible, but it will probably be more effort than it is worth over just paying someone to do it or just replacing it all together.

Even I am scared to death of transmissions, but if I had to, I could probably figure it out.

Start with a Helms manual and see how involved it is. The next hard step is troubleshooting it. If you knew what you were looking for, it would be pretty straightforward, but you don't know what you are looking for, so it just makes it that much more difficult.

 

yeah, i figure i was gonna swap trans myself anyway, why not open it up and get the tranny manual. i found this guy selling the guts to his LS tranny, so if i could swap what i need in... why not? its only going to cost me like 100 for the parts.

 

Because if you forget one little washer in the correct place or don't measure the clearances right, the tranny will grenade.