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Input Shaft Overview






Input Shaft Overview

Removing the input shaft from the output shaft and the bearing bracket => [ Shift Fork Group, Input Shaft, 1st, 2nd and Reverse Gear Output Shafts Overview ] Shift Fork Group, Input Shaft, 1st, 2nd and Reverse Gear Output Shafts Overview.

Assembly sequence - disassemble the driveshaft and assemble; refer to => [ Input Shaft ] Input Shaft.

When installing new gears or input shaft, note technical data.

When replacing synchronizer rings, the intermediate ring and synchronizer ring for the respective gear must be replaced together.

Insert all bearings and synchronizer rings on input shaft with transmission fluid.

After installing, 3rd through 6th gears must have an axial play of 0.15 to 0.50 mm.






1 Transmission Housing

2 Ball Bearing

For the input shaft

Replace => [ (Item 15) Ball Bearing ] Transmission Housing

3 Plate

To lock the ball bearing in the transmission housing on

4 Input Shaft

With splines for the 1st, 2nd and Reverse gear

Checking the input shaft for wear, refer to => [ Checking the Input Shaft for Wear ]

5 Bolt

Tightening specification => [ (Item 13) Bolt ] Transmission Housing

6 Roller Bearing

For the input shaft

Removing, refer to => [ Press roller bearing off input
shaft. ] Input Shaft

Installing, refer to => [ Install the roller bearing all the
way onto the input shaft. ] Input Shaft

7 Bearing Bracket

Supports input shaft and input shaft in transmission cover

=> [ (Item 3) Bearing Bracket ] Shift Fork Group, Input Shaft, 1st, 2nd and Reverse Gear Output Shafts Overview

8 Needle Bearing

For 5th gear

9 5th Gear Wheel

10 Inner Race for 5th Gear

Installed position; refer to => [ Installation Location of Synchronizer
Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears ] Input Shaft

Replace if there are grooves or scoring

11 Intermediate Ring for 5th Gear

Installed position, refer to => [ Installation Location of Synchronizer
Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears ] Input Shaft

Checking for wear, refer to => [ Synchronizer Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears,
Checking for Wear ] Input Shaft

12 Synchronizer Ring for 5th Gear

Installed position, refer to => [ Installation Location of Synchronizer
Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears ] Input Shaft

Checking for wear, refer to => [ Synchronizer Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears,
Checking for Wear ] Input Shaft

Replace if there are grooves or scoring

13 Locking Collar/Synchronizer Hub for 5th and 6th Gears

Installed position: High inner collar on synchronizer hub faces the gear wheel for 5th gear

Removing => [ Remove the
5th gear wheel, the 5th and 6th gear synchronizer hub and the inner
race/needle bearing for the 6th gear wheel by pressing on them. ] Input Shaft

Installing, refer to => [ Pressing on Synchronizer Hub with Locking
Collar for 5th and 6th Gears ] Input Shaft

Assembling locking collar/synchronizer hub, refer to => [ Assembly of Locking Collar/Synchronizer
Hub for 5th and 6th Gear ] Input Shaft

14 Inner Race/Needle Bearing

For 6th gear selector gear

Removing => [ Remove the
5th gear wheel, the 5th and 6th gear synchronizer hub and the inner
race/needle bearing for the 6th gear wheel by pressing on them. ] Input Shaft

Installing, refer to => [ Installing the 6th Gear Wheel Inner
Race/Needle Bearing ] Input Shaft

15 Needle Bearing

For 6th gear

16 Synchronizer Ring for 6th Gear

Installed position, refer to => [ Installation Location of Synchronizer
Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears ] Input Shaft

Checking for wear, refer to => [ Synchronizer Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears,
Checking for Wear ] Input Shaft

Replace if there are grooves or scoring

17 Intermediate Ring for 6th Gear

Installed position; refer to => [ Installation Location of Synchronizer
Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears ] Input Shaft

Checking for wear, refer to => [ Synchronizer Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears,
Checking for Wear ] Input Shaft

18 Inner Race for 6th Gear

Installed position; refer to => [ Installation Location of Synchronizer
Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears ] Input Shaft

Replace if there are grooves or scoring

19 6th Gear Wheel

20 Thrust Washer

For 3rd and 6th gear selector gears

21 Inner Race/Needle Bearing

For 3rd gear

Removing => [ Place the
underneath the helical-cut gear
teeth on the 6th gear selector wheel and remove the synchronizer hub
in the 3rd/4th gear together with the inner race/needle bearing(s)
for the 3rd and 4th gear selector wheels. ] Input Shaft

Installing => [ Inner race/needle bearing for the 3rd gear, pressing on ] Input Shaft

22 Needle Bearing

For 3rd gear

23 3rd Gear Wheel

24 Inner Race for 3rd Gear

Installed position; refer to => [ Installation Location of Synchronizer
Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears ] Input Shaft

Replace if there are grooves or scoring

25 Intermediate Ring for 3rd Gear

Installed position, refer to => [ Installation Location of Synchronizer
Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears ] Input Shaft

Checking for wear, refer to => [ Synchronizer Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears,
Checking for Wear ] Input Shaft

26 Synchronizer Ring for 3rd Gear

Installed position, refer to => [ Installation Location of Synchronizer
Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears ] Input Shaft

Checking for wear, refer to => [ Synchronizer Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears,
Checking for Wear ] Input Shaft

Replace if there are grooves or scoring

27 Locking Collar/Synchronizer Hub for 3rd and 4th Gears

Removing, refer to => [ Place the
underneath the helical-cut gear
teeth on the 6th gear selector wheel and remove the synchronizer hub
in the 3rd/4th gear together with the inner race/needle bearing(s)
for the 3rd and 4th gear selector wheels. ] Input Shaft

Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Synchronizer Hub with
Locking Collar for 3rd and 4th Gears ] Input Shaft

Assembling locking collar/synchronizer hub, refer to => [ Assembly of Locking Collar/Synchronizer
Hub for 3rd and 4th Gear ] Input Shaft

28 Inner Race/Needle Bearing

For 4th gear

Removing => [ Place the
underneath the helical-cut gear
teeth on the 6th gear selector wheel and remove the synchronizer hub
in the 3rd/4th gear together with the inner race/needle bearing(s)
for the 3rd and 4th gear selector wheels. ] Input Shaft

Installing, refer to => [ Inner Race/Needle Bearing for 4th Gear
Selector Gear, Pressing On ] Input Shaft

29 Needle Bearing

For 4th gear

30 Synchronizer Ring for 4th Gear

Installed position, refer to => [ Installation Location of Synchronizer
Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears ] Input Shaft

Checking for wear, refer to => [ Synchronizer Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears,
Checking for Wear ] Input Shaft

Replace if there are grooves or scoring

31 Intermediate Ring for 4th Gear

Installed position, refer to => [ Installation Location of Synchronizer
Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears ] Input Shaft

Checking for wear, refer to => [ Synchronizer Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears,
Checking for Wear ] Input Shaft

32 Inner Race for 4th Gear

Installed position, refer to => [ Installation Location of Synchronizer
Rings for 3rd to 6th Gears ] Input Shaft

Replace if there are grooves or scoring

33 4th Gear Wheel

34 Thrust Washer

For 4th gear selector gear

35 Ball Bearing

Removing => [ Place the
underneath the helical-cut gear
teeth on the 4th gear selector wheel and remove the ball bearing by
pressing on it. ] Input Shaft

Installing => [ Press on the ball bearing until it hits the end stop. ] Input Shaft

36 Adjusting Shim

To select the correct thickness => [ Determine Shim Thickness as Follows: ] Input Shaft

37 Locking Ring

Checking the Input Shaft for Wear





If the surface of the input shaft - arrow - is visibly damaged near the needle bearing in the dual mass flywheel, then replace both the input shaft and the needle bearing. Refer to => [ Dual Mass Flywheel Needle Bearing ] Dual Mass Flywheel Needle Bearing.

Check the input shaft near the bearing in the drive plate - arrow - for scoring. Replace the needle bearing in the drive plate if necessary.