I think '96 was the last year for the Mazda RX-7, due to similar numbers sold.Filters and Manufacturer's Warranties. IIRC, there were less than 6k Talons sold in '97, and about 4k in '98, the last year. Performance sports cars were not selling well in the mid 90's, and this killed the DSM market. I'm in the process of swapping a trans in my 1G ('90-'94) Talon AWD, which is how I found your site. For instance, if you search the SF Bay Area, you can see ads from Sacramento to Monterey. In addition, you can search different Craigslist areas for ads, by changing the city location. You can get notification of vehicles arriving in yards. They cover a lot of yards, and each vehicle listing normally has photo, description, and VIN. There are a number of forums for the DSM's (Diamond Star Motors), with their own classifieds sections, and tech/help areas.Īnother potential assist is, which is a junkyard listing by specific models. MD731793 transfer case input seal - $8.39Īs you have discovered, the AWD trans for the Talon/Eclipse/Laser cars are hard to find, since they were the least produced version (most expensive). MR983368 transfer case output seal - $8.60 MR954819 spacer set for the differential - $37.28 Now that I think I have all the correct parts, I'll continue this adventure in a future post.
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It was full of nasty black oil with aluminum and other metal in it when I got it. My transmission was definitely an AWD model, so it looks like somebody put the wrong differential in.įor front wheel drive models, it looks like the differential case number is MD746800, and is available at discountmitsubishiparts for $247.58.Ĭould the wrong differential case have contributed to the failure? Maybe.Ĭould the lack of a magnet have caused the failure? Probably.Ĭould the failure have been caused by abuse like dumping the clutch at 5000 RPMS to try and spin the wheels? It has happened before on these cars.Ĭould the failure have been caused by lack of oil? Possibly, but only if the garage the previous owner took it to had added oil. So I had the dealer look up the VIN from the Turbo AWD 5-speed Eclipse and indeed, the MD770937 was the correct part for the turbo AWD. Those cars have VINs like 4A3AL54F8VE011111, (where only the last five digits were different between the two cars.).
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So I checked the classifieds and found two 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX Turbo AWD cars, both with manual transmissions. Without a VIN, the Mitsubishi dealer wasn't sure he was looking up the right part. Or from $229.52 from discountmitsubishiparts. It was $286.90 from the Mitsubishi dealer, but the exact same part number was $156.80 at. Once I removed that bolt, I was able to separate the transmission and inspect for damage.Īfter looking around, I found that I got ripped off on the case (sorry Mitsubishi). I couldn't figure out why the transmission wouldn't separate until I read about a bolt in the side holding a gear. This one is a W5M33 late model AWD with a 57 tooth differential gear.Īt this point, I was stuck. The gear oil was blackened and had fine aluminum flakes and steel fragments. But it looks like I'll be able to re-use this one.
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If I was a professional rebuilder, I probably wouldn't re-use this case. A new transmission is about $2500 from the dealer.Īs a core, this transmission would have very little value. I'm into this transmission about $950 in parts alone. The cost for the front differential case alone is about $290. The output bearing on the front differential was destroyed. Here are some pictures of the damage.Īfter I got the transmission out, I saw the reason the seal was dislodged. Ok, can we please learn that we don't put the jack on what looks like a frame rail on unibody cars? That's not a frame rail, and if you try to lift up the car with the jack on that part, it will bend the body. Rant about jack placement on unibody cars
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She came out on the better end of the deal with a nice 2001 Outback with a manual transmission and AWD. This was taking too long, so we just traded cars. I looked for months for a transmission to come up on ebay, or the local classifieds. The transmission worked in every gear, so we drove it onto the trailer and parked it in my garage. I paid a mechanic friend to trailer it home. My daughter was looking for a car at the same time, so I thought if she bought it, I could rebuild the transmission for her. He took it to a shop and they said there were metal fragments in the gear oil. He was driving on the freeway and the car started vibrating. The reason for the $2000 price tag was the transmission. When I was looking in the classifieds for a car with AWD and a manual transmission, I saw a 1997 Eagle Talon TSi AWD available for $2000.