Re: trans filter-final drive

["jtrealty@xxxx " <jtrealty@xxxx>]

Be very careful in changing the final drive-transmission combination. 
There are some very critical dimensions to observe between the two 
components. Read the manual and understand what they are and how to
do them, you need special tools to measure and adjust. Failure to 
adjust correctly will quickly cause damage to either the final drive 
or the transmission or both. The final drive has a very low failure 
rate and the trans is not too bad if you take care of it and don't 
beat it to death. As in any car with an automatic transmission the 
trans has friction plates which do wear and will eventualy cause the 
trans to need to be rebuilt. Depending on your driving habits and
luck 
with the shift computer an automatic trans could last 100,000 miles. 
The final drive has no lifetime limit if you keep it filled with
clean 
oil and change it once in a while, 50,000 is probably often enough. 
During a trans rebuild all a final drive would require is maybe new 
bearings, seals and, gaskets.

David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, Darryl Tinnerstet <darryl@xxxx> wrote:
> Jeff, the one part of your question no one else has answered yet
was 
whether
> the ring gear was swapped to the opposite side for the DeLorean 
application
> of the Renault transmission. I can answer that - the ring gear can 
not just
> be "flipped". The DMC ring and pinion gears are unique, and to add 
to the
> problem the case they fit in is also. Several years ago, with the 
aid of a
> top transmission specialist, I tried to modify a front-wheel drive
> transmission by first flipping the ring gear (which isn't even
close 
to
> working), then by installing a new DMC ring and pinion. Even with 
machining
> the case they would not fit. You can easily use the front wheel 
drive trans
> if you can find one - the trick is to re-use the ring and pinion 
case and
> gears from your old trans as it separates from the actual 
transmission
> housing. And no, I don't have an interchange for the filter either 
- yet.
> Hope this helps.
> 
> -- 
> Darryl Tinnerstet
> Specialty Automotive
> McCleary, WA