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Re: What did you do "IN" your garage today? Almost done loading rotating parts into the case on my Land Cruiser transmission.

Re: What did you do "IN" your garage today? Fixing ovens and changing motorcycle tires today. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

Built a spring compressing tool, and installed the spring retainer for my low-rev clutch. Actually, that was yesterday, today I've got the low rev clutch steels & frictions in place and I'm starting to stack rotating parts inside the case. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

Staked in this spacer sleeve making this shifter linkage the first real piece of Land Cruiser transmission to go back IN the case. So excited to be starting re-assembly! Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

A friend brought his portable welder over and we fixed this cracked mounting tab on my Land Cruiser transmission oil pan. This is one of the points where the armor attaches to the underside of the pan. I broke it forcing a wooden cradle onto the transmission with a jack as we were setting up to...

Just did some straightening up. Getting ready to reassemble the major components of my transmission project once I hear back from my friend the transmission expert when he's available. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

Continuing progress on my 1991 Land Cruiser transmission rebuild. Finished the lower/main section of the valve body and put all the rebuilt sections back together. Well over 150 pieces in this deal. Whew! Now every major transmission component has been rebuilt, along with starter...

+1, that color is amazing, too. Well done! Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

Re: What did you do "IN" your garage today? After some great advice from this forum, finished disassembly and cleaning of my second of three valve body assemblies. Now to clean up the spools and springs and put this piece back together. Edit: I never...

Yah, that sounds like a good idea on a magnet tray. True, I also don't throw away old parts until after reassembly and some road time. Already saved me from an escaped new u-joint snap ring and a couple of clutch steels I came up short on this project. But I'm not replacing any hard parts in...

Wow, this is interesting and all over the map. No idea for myself, and I've only just recently started factoring in tools to (partly) replace the labor costs for our vehicles and home improvements. I'm an obsessive bargain hunter/maker/tool restorer. Not sure if that's habit born of...

Oh, there's pucker. I'm moving really slowly on it. I also have an ace in the hole. My friend is a gear head, former pro wrench, and rebuilds transmissions for fun. Literally. His words, "some people do puzzles, I do transmissions..." He's consulted a few times already, helped get the...

I hear you. Though, one of my biggest worries is that I'll lose one of these springs or a check ball on the floor. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

Finally tore into the valve body, last major component of my 1991 Toyota Land Cruiser transmission rebuild before I start reassembling stuff into the case. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

Straightened up and finished preparing my transmission oil pan, cleaned the old fipg off the sealing surface and ground paint off the broken pan armor mounting tab so my buddy can weld up the crack. Also made a decision about a dust shield with a crumbled inner seal, just going to use a thin...

This is very cool, nice job creating that hardware. Like the french cleats, too, if that's what I'm seeing. If you have something that won't mind the movement, add a couple of cleats to the door and you'll go right over the top! Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

Thanks, and good luck and patience to both of us! Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

Replaced a bent clutch lever (oops) and brake lever with a fresh set. Sent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

Appreciate this. My 10-year-old daughter likes to build stuff and help on the cars, and it's hard to let her work without interfering. Now, I'm not going to have her try to install a serpentine belt on her own or anything goofy like that, but this totally jives with a thought I had this week...

I'm a big fan of estate sale screwdrivers. They're not glamorous like planes or machines tools, so I regularly find well made samples among the junk. Wrenching is a hobby. At least, it's not my living, so while I love using high grade tools (and Wera-curious), all the best stuff I have is nasty...