infernosg's S5 N/A Build

[FC Zach]

I wouldn't fret about the harmonic balancer being on the original transmission and not the Miata, I believe only S5 transmissions got those. The bearing looks fine to me.

[infernosg]

Originally Posted by N.RotaryTech

Interesting build.

I like that wiring. Clean.

Thanks! It's far from perfect and nowhere near as nice as some of the other builds going on right now but it should serve its purpose. I figure I'll probably redo everything in future so I'll spend the big bucks on fancy loom and connectors then.

Originally Posted by FC Zach

I wouldn't fret about the harmonic balancer being on the original transmission and not the Miata, I believe only S5 transmissions got those. The bearing looks fine to me.

There's a little more wear evident now that I've cleaned the tail housing some but I plan on just leaving it. I really don't want to mess with removing that and installing a new one.

I spent a good amount of time in the garage this weekend and got seemingly nothing done. I was finally able to remove the large lock-nut, which holds the harmonic balancer, with some large channel-lock pliers and a vice.



After that I removed the selector rods ends and pulled both intermediate housings.



That's as far as I can go now without the tools needed for further disassembly. I spent the rest of my time trying to clean 24 years worth of oil residue and road grime from the transmission housings.

I also picked up the 929 brake booster and master cylinder. I don't remember the booster being this rusty when I looked at it last week.



The inside of the booster and backside of the MC were both completely dry so I assume the leak is from the bottle. Does anyone know if the seals for the 929 bottle are the same as those for the RX-7? I took a wire brush on an angle grinder to the booster and forunately it's only surface rust.



It's pretty pitted but still structurally sound. I need to pick up another wire wheel to remove the paint from the backside then I plan on hitting the whole thing with several layers of hot temperature primer, paint, and clear. The MC cleaned up pretty decently with some solvent and a wire brush.