Hah!

The transmission is already fully back together. The rods assembly from the bottom to the top really nicely. I've got the video recorded, I just need to finish editing it. I should really do that.

@@Obscuremotorsports Im over here playing connect four with the dam detents is there three large oval detents for the interlock when i took it apart they fell out and i found two i hope thats all of them .

If I remember correctly there are 3 large oval. 4 balls, and 3 small ovals. The small ovals go through the shafts. The 3 large go in-between the shafts and the balls go in the holes with the springs with the screw caps.

@@Obscuremotorsports hi, a question, in total the transmission have a 5 ball ? On for the washer and four for the forks?

@@jeancarlobosano5804 www.davezoffroadperformance.com/store/toyota-transmission-shift-fork.html# hopefully this link helps. The balls are numbered 14. Some go between the bottom two rods. (This is part of the reverse and 1st lockout system) and then 3 up the side and one on top. And then another angled on the side as well I think. So there are like 7 of them. Hope this helps.

The only "right tool" was the press. And you don't have to buy one. If you can find someone that has one, and maybe they can let you borrow it. I'm still a firm believer that you can start with "no skill" and you'll gain it as you go along. Hell, I started college with no skill in engineering and cad software. And after some training I was able to pick up a thing or two. The best thing to make up for the lack of skill is the amount of pictures. That way you don't have to remember anything, It's like you're building your own manual with pictures as you go along. and anything like torque values, or tolerances is gonna be in a table somewhere! As far as the cost comparison: First I had to buy this transmission because my truck originally had an automatic. That was $300. I didn't really care what the condition was because I was rebuilding it. When I was taking it apart I broke the 5th gear so I needed to replace it, that gear was $111.37. The syncro rebuild kit was $189.77. A couple bushings and seals for the shift rod was $21.84. a tube of RTV is like $5.00. So materials cost me $627.98. If you already have the transmission and don't break 5th gear it would cost you $216.61 in material. I also believe that the cost of ones time doesn't play into these things. I'm doing this as a hobby, and for pleasure. This is what I do instead of watch TV, and people don't fret over someones cost of time when they are watching TV. So I'm not going to calculate any of that. Compared to a transmission from say Martin Crawler. they cost ~$1200 before shipping, other options, They have a 1 year warranty, and have a 12 week lead time. So $217 and a ton of experience and your own lifetime warranty vs ~$1200 and you're none the wiser. hope that helped!

@@Obscuremotorsports Austin Niemela is rebuilding this same transmission, I recommended he watch here for the best explanation anywhere.

It is an R150F, (mostly)! The internals are typical R150f, but the housing is a bit different. I got my synchro kit from www.transmissionpartsdistributors.com/ but there are other sites like marlincrawler and a few others!

@@Obscuremotorsports Appreciate the info. Congrats on finishing the truck!

I would suggest searching for “1983 step van 4 speed transmission exploded view”. An exploded view is a diagram thats kind of like a lego building manual. Shows what pieces go on what shafts, etc. all manual transmissions are basically the same. A couple shafts. Gears on them. Syncros that connect the gears to the shafts, and shift collars to move everything around. The devil is in the details of where snap-rings, spacers, bearings, and alignment pins are. I recommend taking A LOT of pictures.

Good luck! Have fun! And take lots of pictures!

2in square box tubing with .095” or .125” wall thickness.

You are correct. The larger the diameter the gear is on the main shaft, the lower the ratio.

It could be possible. Now that I understand how it goes together I think I could do it with a big hammer. The press only makes it easier.

Yeah... That's not gonna happen.