Thanks for watching this video. There seems to be some confusion as to why I name bolts by their Hex size. I do this because it's an instuctional video and you may need to know what size wrench or socket to use for removal. Hope you enjoy my work around getting this unit apart.

"I don't know what they were thinking." I find myself saying the same thing on just about every repair I do. Thanks!

Amazing video, very concise, very clear, informative and decently paced. I felt like I could follow along fairly easily and actually learn something

I like that using the tape to prevent the snap ring flying away.

I have rebuilt hundreds of standard transmissions and this was my first w58 and l have to say your video, procedure, and explanation is top notch. The transmission is so smooth and quiet the man thought l gave him a new one. Thank you for your wonderful video.

Ah, that's perfect. I have a w58 spare for my ma61.. I will open it and clean it because it has been stored for years and it's in rough condition.. thanks !

It’s always a pleasure watching the master, mastering his craft. Awesome step by step for mechanically incline individual. Thanks Paul for all you do.

Excellent tutorial. Just about every other video out there is based on this one. No need to go elsewhere because you won't learn anymore than this one will teach. Not knocking the other ones but this is the one to watch.

"But I'm going to show you a cool trick that you can try in your shop....." - Me: 🤔 slowly puts down 4lb hammer and cold chisel..

hey Regular... you dissecting a very unique part of the automotive industry. Nobody is doing it, the way you doing it (with brains). u legend!

You make it look easy.

I am currently prepping to crack the housing for my w58 open to flush the vintage sludge and old grease out from the gearset, and found this video perfect! will likely be rewatching this two or three more times mid process haha

Fabulous video! I used it to rebuild the gearbox from my Lotus Excel, I could never have managed without this video. Thank you!

Thanks for posting this . I’m rebuilding a hilux gearbox very similar.Your video was very helpful . Greatly appreciated

A great & very helpfull video . I built my self a hydraulic press & supported the 5th gear & bearing & reverse gear on a section of bulldozer blade cutting edge on 100 x100 box section 100 mm long . With the press compressing the shaft i used a LPG torch to slightly heat the inner surface of the 5th gear & bearing & tapped the shaft with a brass hammer & bang, off it popped. Thanks for your help

I wish I would have had this video when I rebuilt my w55 a few years ago. It was the first transmission I had ever rebuilt and this video would have saved me a lot of time and hassle. Thank you for putting this together

This is one of the Best Videos ever made.....Complete control and total comprehension. This demands some kind of award! Great!

Great Video! Boy, does this bring back memories! The only other tips I can share is that 1) I used a die-grinder to quickly mark things before disassembly, like one-notch for rail one, two-notches for rail two, one-notch on fork for first gear & orientation, 3-notches on fork for 3rd, and same for the sliders, etc. 2) I would take cardboard from the transmission building kits and fold them like an accordion so I could quickly put the detent balls, interlocks, clips, bolts, etc., in order. I then can later clean them and place them back in order on a new folded cardboard to prepare for the reassembly.

I'm liking this video and saving it to a playlist before I'm even two minutes in; pretty much anything from Paul is gonna be good.

a clear and simple/straightforward explanation,its the best ive seen sofar

Information goldmine! A True service to all gearheads, Thank you sir

Great tear down vid. I have a w58 I’m about to tear down and convert to a triumph tr3 engine. Was told it was rebuilt recently so will prolly just split the cases and inspect initially. Looks like a pretty advanced tear down that I hope to avoid. Will rely heavily on part 2 if I do. Cheers.

Love your videos! Thanks for posting this one! Looking forward to the conclusion. You have definitely inspired me to tear down my own W55 trans!

This is litterally the video im glad you uploaded. i own a 1984 supra/celica. hopefully ill never have transmission issues

Awesome video! Good lighting, camera angles, explanations, no story-telling...perfect. Thanks for making it! I have a buddy w an early 90's Toyota P/U that slipping out of gears, he wants me to fix it. Not sure if its the same trans, but I'll be using this video as a guide.

Thanks for making the effort to show us this one Paul. Sometimes we have to think outside the box. The assembly will be grand!

Awesome, i didn't think you worked on these smaller trans'. I rebuild T50's for the ae86 toyota corolla in my area and for my team. Love learning more about rebuilds. Keep it up!

Super 5 baby ! Had a ‘82 Toyota Supra with a 383ci. SBC. If you didn’t do anything stupid it would last a long time . Very strong design. Great videos . Very informative and appreciated !

Very good tip about tape on the snap rings. Thank you for sharing.

Awesome video, didn't get mine apart this far but nice to know if I ever have to replace anything I know the few tricks this thing has 👍👍👍

THANK YOU SO MUCH,,,I STILL RUN A 1987 4RUNNER AS SEEN IN MY PROFILE PICTURE,,YES,THAT IS BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS WHERE I WAS A TRACK STEWART FOR LAND SPEED EVENTS..I LIKE THIS TO BE MY LAST BUGGY,AND HAD NO CLUE WHAT I WOULD DO IF I HAD TRANSMISSION TROUBLE..YOUR VIDEO WAS A BIG HELP...STAY WELL

I learn so much every time I watch your videos, thank you Paul!

Awesome video thanks but when part 2 is coming out ?

That is a somewhat complicated teardown, made even more difficult by video documenting it, Awesome effort, great content, and it is very much appreciated!

AMAZING TEARDOWN 👍👏👏👏👏👏

Very good video, you explain very well and you think outside the box and no BS. It's nice to see a real mechanic on KZfaq. Question where do you like to buy your parts from for transmissions.

This was great. Thank you so much for making this video series.

Helpful video. Thanks. I used it to do a tail shaft swap from a W55 to a w59. 🤘🏽

Your videos are always great. Thanks so much for sharing your expertise. Kind regards from sunny SoCal

Excellent video, as always.

Very informative video! Thank you for sharing your valuable knowledge!

Don't have any auto mechanic skills myself, but this is very satisfying to watch 👍

Your videos are fabulous. I'll feel comfortable doing this job myself after watching the video.

awesome video this was a nice guide to rebuilding my transmission at home.

By far the best videos on transmission you're gonna find on KZfaq...

Really well filmed and edited. Nice work.

Thanks for this vid Paul ,great help as I am about to rebuild my W56.Wish you had a book on these as you do on Muncie's, book is invaluable to me !!!!

You are the best! I like this job!

Hi Paul, I remember seeing you on EricTheCarGuy’s channel and saw the whole series with the mustang T5 rebuild, I was instantly hooked on your presentation and information and subscribed to your channel that same time period. I really enjoy watching your videos and learning! btw just saw your latest hurst shifter video but started watching this one right after and felt like commenting here lol. Thank you for your hard work and bringing us along too! Cheers from NY 👍🏼

Straight to it with good quality and detail!

Nice job, i rebuild/refresh W series for a hobby, got 4 on the bench at the moment. 5th gear gear is definately challenging, i made myself a custom plate that grasps behind 5th and invested in a 20t hydraulic 2/3leg puller..makes it a breeze, cant stand when people cut 5th off. With that spring retainer behind the 5th/R hub, just use a puller and grasp outside of hub with a bit of pressure and tap with a soft face, should pop loose and you dont damage the discontinued retainer. On later models they do away with circular key springs and use coil type with 3 piece rings

since saw you with Eric the Car Guy, I am huge fan of your quality.

Excellent instructional!

Very well very good explanations. Thanks

Fantastic video! Just about to rebuild mine next week with syncros bearings and fresh fluid. Honestly tho excellent job on the break down and explanations

Thanks for making this. I hope you one day get a s2000 transmission or something with a secondary reduction like it. I would love to see how they work.

Thanks for inviting me for lunch, Paul. I hope I didn't get in your way. The tear down and explanations were spot on. Your 5th gear removal idea was perfect. Thanks again for the tutorial.

It's nice to see a different gearbox, because I be mostly do the Fiat gearboxes, thanks for video!!!!!!

Very good demonstration sir. Very useful to train my Trainees. Thank you.

Man.. That tape on those clip rings to keep them from getting lost is pretty damn clever... I would usually have a gallon milk jug cut in half to try and catch it... It would usually work, but it's a pain to get set into place sometimes....... nice tip. I'm gonna remember that one. Great video, quality is top notch... I rebuilt (replaced syncros) my transmission in my 2002 7.3L Ford diesel.. was ZF650 6speed manual... I just dove in without knowing anything about it.. I found a PDF service manual on a ZF650 online but it was out of a GM diesel, not Ford... but it was close enough to get me through the build... It was basically the exact same except maybe the input and tail shafts (or something, don't quote me.. I dont' remember what all was different, if anything).. It called for a $500 long armed puller (like 24", 2 arms).. which I was not gonna buy.. so we whipped up some scrap metal and a 3/4" all thread rod and built one.... I figured it was gonna be all we needed ... but no, of coarse we needed a press.... So I found a new 32ton bottle jack and we built a basic press with some large I-beams and angle iron.... I didn't have those plate clamps like you do at the press..... All we had was 1/2" plates..... and there was a point where we had to pull 3 giant gears all at once, and it took everything that 32 ton jack could press... I had to get a cheater bar to even pump the jack. The press was creeking and popping and then it finally popped off all at once. super sketchy- but I didn't break anything; it's been working for years since then (the reassembled trans-- and the press for that matter). Probably not the best trans to cut your teeth on.. It's the first transmission I've ever pulled apart. It felt pretty risky but it paid off... Love the vids man.. Keep pumping them out..>> the payback will still be coming long after you retire... Have a body of work like yours in a large library of videos like this just keeps growing over time. big fan.

That was epic! many thanks for this, i have 3x W52's to rebuild (same box different ratios, used in the toyota hilux here in Australia). I suspect this video will get a lot of views as it draws in the toyota guys.

Awesome video, very informative.

Would love to see any transaxle disassembly being done here, thanks. As usual, another great video, Paul, keep coming. :)

Great tear down. Thank you!

I really enjoyed this video. Very informative. And I subscribe

Really enjoyed the vid! Toyota only uses 12mm :) Loved the paper towel and tape tip!

I'm the guy who works on old air cooled VW engines and transmissions. It's doubtful that I will ever work on a toyota 5 speed but I try to watch all your videos because I always learn something new that I can apply to my work. Your editing and thought process is outstanding. I like the way you explain things. I like that you have to struggle and fumble with things. It just makes it real. Thanks for sharing what you do.

Great video

Paul....Awesome video sir!...very well done. Good short cut on getting the 5th gear off, never thought about removing the cluster or counter shaft without pulling 5th gear and reverse gear first, excellent idea sir. When do you think you can post a reassembly video of the gearbox?... Very well done Paul, much appreciated sir. ( waiting on Part 2 !! )...Thx, Jim

nice. been waiting for you to do one of these

I am not the mechanical type but, I enjoy watching you work on these transmissions and am learning a lot... Not that I would ever try to take one apart:) Well, maybe but only one that I knew was not going to go back together...:)☮🙃

Thanks a lot for the idear being posted I HV now understood what to be done ❤❤❤❤

Excellent. I've been hoping to see you dig into an Aisin box for a while.

amazing video, thank you so much!!!

im tearing down my w56 which is almost identical to the w58/59's... this is the most informative "how-to" instructional vid ive found. thanks for sharing your knowledge brotha ya made this project go from a daunting task to actually a enjoyable experience. not quite F-bomb free tho lol!

Great job Master 👏

Thank you for your help.

In the middle of an AX 15 teardown with my 17 yo daughter. Her 93 Jeep YJ has been treated poorly and it needs some love.Any chance you are planning a video on this gearbox anytime soon? hoping to getworking on my CJ T5 with a blown 3rd gear soon after. Always find your videos interesting and insights valuable! Great work Paul.

Liked your videos for ages. Now your doing the W series, which is just what I need to give me confidence to rebuild my boxes. Reading from a manual is one thing, seeing it done by someone who explains it so well is so much better. In Australia these gearboxes were used in all sorts of conversions as they are a good box and were cheap. Now are harder to find used and are expensive. I have 4 broken boxes and was researching rebuild options and your video came out. I have 2 boxes W 57 or 58 and two later type with 3 piece syncro set up W 59 I think Syncros, bearings, and seals are easy to come by, but new or used gears and counter shafts almost impossible Have sourced new counter shafts and some gears for the W59 ( from America -gear box used in toyota tarcoma) So I am rebuilding the W 59s ,just waiting for your part 2 video before starting. Any ideas on parts suppliers for the earlier boxes? There are some manufacturers of gearsets specifically for race applications, but expensive Thanks for your great videos

Awesome video as always. 💖👍👏

Good job. Thanks God bless you

Thanks a lot for this great vid!!!

Master class

Great work

true teacher

Nice work!

Very educational, thank you!

Do you have a video on a Ford M5R1 manual transmission? I didnt see one, but im about to try to fix it myself. I have been watching your videos and have learned so much. Thank you. Everyone wants more to rebuild the transmission than the trucks worth. She has been a great truck, im not giving up on her. yet..

Thank You , Learning New Stuff , & Thank You !

SUPER HELPFUL, Thanks.

thanks. 83 supra trans is starting to go out after 250k miles.

Merci pour votre vidéo

You are awesome sir I have learned a lot. Very clear and great video

Very well done informative video ,Thank You Sir

Thanks great video 👍😄

This stuff is great man

Found this video really interesting. Love these videos. Have you done a r150 or r154?

I luv ur videos men this is art thanks for share

Great Video Paul. Tons of Info. Btw my hammer is a little soft too!!

Exelent love the videos. I know these boxes are pritty strong even behind a small block chevy. the only gear that dont last is 5th. is there a way to beef it up?