sicivic89

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Just curious. How many miles have everyone gotten with their 1995-96 5-speed transmissions before it needed a rebuild?

pmohr

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Ever call that nissan tech to find out about the whine?

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....nsmission+life

sicivic89

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I did talk with a really good local Nissan transmission guy today and he said it hard to tell just by what I told him. He said it really shouldn't make must noise and that with 155k on it, it will probably need a rebuild soon. I think I might take the car to a local Nissan dealership and have them do the full inspection and really check out the tranny as much as they can. I think it will be worth the peace of mind.

But I was just curious how many miles people have gotten out of their 5-speed before needing a rebuild.

emdot

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i guess it would depend on how hard you drive the car (i.e. racing) and how much. my trans is starting to get hard to throw in gear driving normally so yeah i think its time for me to do so

95_maxima

my 95 maxima se got 216ks on it and it still going i change the clutch 1 month ago it was totally gone so bad the car wont even move it was not even any ceramic on the clutch it was just metal i think the trans can go up to 300KS

dgeesaman

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Mine died at 140k doing just regular driving.

I wouldn't trust the dealer to do transmission work - I've rebuilt trannys that were supposed dealer rebuilds - my oh my what a mess. Find a local transmission shop for this.

Dave

MorpheusZero

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As far as I know 194k.

MaximaPimpin

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156k+ counting, all i needed to do was replace the clutch which i have done less then a month ago, and i drive it hard at least once a day because i have a aggressive driving style. I don't do anything crazy or cut anyone off though.

Qbridg3

148k and counting but I don't expect it to last past 170k.

My guess is though that they die early judging by the number of people that post up problems.

kzoosho

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I have 216k on mine.

emdot

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question for you guys....what kind of clutch and pressure plate set ups are you guys running? i was wondering if running too stiff of a pressure plate can decrease the life of the trans significantly

MaximaPimpin

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I just put in a exedy stage 1 racing clutch. I like it a lot more then the stock after i got used to it. I don't know how much damage a stiff pressure plate can put on a trans but it can't be good for the transmission.

Sounbwoy

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First trans replaced at a little over 100,000 miles. Another 100,xxx on the second. Still on second clutch.. the throwout is starting to chatter a bit now...

dgeesaman

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In theory the bearings won't last as long. I dont' think it's a big difference though. The real risk of running a heavy clutch is greater risk of shredding a gear. And worn bearings are also a risk of blowing out a gear, so used tranny + heavy clutch = blown gear. Of course using the clutch more without dumping it will take care of that problem, but nobody really does that.

Dave

nafddur

Just hit 190K and original trans and clutch are still going strong.

Max Noob

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rebuild after 150k. had some weird grinding whirling noises in 1st and 2nd.

KRRZ350

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80K '96= On it's THIRD! And when I rebuilt the 3rd one it had already ben rebuilt, lolz

'97 205K= rebuilt at least once before

'96 160K= Bearings

??= Bearings

?? 80K= bearings

'97 100K= Bearings & 3rd gear synchro

'95 220K= Bearings

'97 350K = Guy I ran into at autozone, original owner who swears up and down he doesn't leak any gear oil!

emdot

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yeah just wondering bc i put an ACT 6 puck clutch in with a HD pressure plate for my 3.5 swap yeah and i really dont beat on the car all like that so i think it should hold up for a little longer

Svenfran

170K on original clutch and tranny with no problems. Svenfran

MaxiiMa

i'm at app 380000km's at the moment.
bought it at 250k one owner b4 me.
have replaced the slave cylinder and pressure hose, slave or master dont remember exactly... but everything else so far so good, drove it hard when i first got it, can't afford tickets ne more. overall shifting still smooth.

Svenfran

Now at 223K miles with original 5-speed tranny and clutch. Replaced slave cylinder and flex hose once, but original tranny and clutch still going strong.

demon_maxima

Mine just blew out at 290k. transmission plug blew out and syncros and other metal are flying around in there. car is currently immobile and waiting to get a transmission.

asand1

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Bump to reply to a 7 year old thread? noobs

njmaxseltd

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Nealoc187

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well it's actually only 5 years old lol