Thanks Keith.

The car has 81,500 original miles from one owner (I'm the second), and everything appears to work fine. Goes into all gears easily, never pops out of any of them. I may occasionally have to double clutch to get it into a gear, usually 1st after I've stopped at a light or something. But other than that, I get that whirring sound in neutral with my foot off the clutch (which goes away when I depress the clutch pedal), and I think in some of the other gears. But it's subtle.

So it sounds like that bearing set would probably take care of my issue then (and I'm thinking a clutch adjustment). Good to hear. And I would assume sooner is better than later, but I can still drive it without fear of breaking down.

i would think, IF U HAVE anything bad, change it all, all parts are worn out the same time, but then what do i know my saying that ,then i guess get a new tranny lol ,. but i have no clue what parts don't wear out in 40 years 30 years

the little bearing between the input shaft and the main shaft is most likely the culprit

BEEK wrote:the little bearing between the input shaft and the main shaft is most likely the culprit

ok , that dont seem so bad

So, don't anything until you know what is going on. Are the pretty easy to detect? Visually, or audible?

fiat218 wrote: New one is about 1600 ?

Reman is $1250.

what parts are replaced in a reman transmission?

all that need to be replaced

djape1977 wrote:all that need to be replaced

that is rebuilt, or repaired , not remanufactured.

and what parts would be "remanufactured" and how?
maybe i have an language issue here since english ain't my native tongue

Typically remanufactured implies that the particular item goes back to the original production line (or authorized repair/rebuild center, which SHOULD have factory test/rebuild equipment) where critical dimensions are all checked and original tests are run. When the people who originally built something get their hands on it, they can see stuff immediately. After you have made a few hunded thousand of something, you can tell whats wrong by listening to it or feeling it. I was always amazed at how quickly my Techs would track down and repair complex issues on stuff that came back to our plant. I just recalled that back in 1979, we (Nameless Computer Company now part of another big computer company here) sold a huge computer system to the LA Times. Well for whatever reason the contract didn't work out and I got the task of sorting it all out from a quality standpoint when the many 100's of major components came back to our NH factory. What a job, took months. I still have nightmares. LOL.

TO ME REMANUFACTURED MEANS: all wear items replaced. for a transmission that would mean all gears, shift hubs, all bearings, all shift forks, all syncro's. the only items i see staying is the layshaft, mainshaft, shifter shafts and lockout devices,the 5th reverse idler and reverse gear if not worn. but all forward gears have wear surfaces that get dameages in shifting and should be replaced.

now for rebuilt, all new syncro's, and forks if needed, new shift hubs, inspect and replace bearings as needed, same with individual gears.

BEEK wrote:what parts are replaced in a reman transmission?

In OUR reman transmission everything is replaced, except 5th gear items, as on 5th both the sleeve and synchro ring can be turned around so they use their non-worn side.
All seven bearings are replaced, gears 1 tru 4, 2 shiftforks, 4 synchro rings, 4 synchro springs, and the 2 sliders.

RRoller123 wrote:Typically remanufactured implies that the particular item goes back to the original production line (or authorized repair/rebuild center, which SHOULD have factory test/rebuild equipment) where critical dimensions are all checked and original tests are run. When the people who originally built something get their hands on it, they can see stuff immediately. After you have made a few hunded thousand of something, you can tell whats wrong by listening to it or feeling it..

ok, key part being back to the original production line
no such posibility for fiat gearboxes.

maybe a repair by a skilled and experienced mechanic who knows his way around fiats and has acces to proper tools and NOS parts, but it's still only a rebuild.

trannys hurt my head as i had mine rebuilt
"by the best guy in my area"
and after he was done i had a cracked case
he should have told me about it and stoped the rebuild
i found a parts car for $400 and had to rebuild it later
the first tranz was $1400 then $400 for berrings that were never bought
the second tranny was $500 to rebuild by a ford tech thats is my brother
the first trany howled and got HOT
the second one stays cool and is just warm
but lets me try to put it in first


i want a new/reman tranny BAD

i have a bucket of tranny parts