Project Yellow Episode 5 - C56 Transmission Rebuild Part 1 with Bloopers

My yellow 2001 MR2 Spyder aka Project Yellow was stuck in gear when I bought her. I have since swapped her transmission with a working C56. In this video, we open her original C56 transmission to discover why she is stuck in gear. If she isn't in too bad of shape, my plan is to perform a full rebuild.
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0:00 Introduction
0:26 Exterior Disassembly
2:35 Transmission Case Cover
3:05 5th Gears
6:10 Output Shaft Rear Bearing Failure
7:31 Detents
8:24 Transmission Case
9:56 Symptoms
10:17 Don't Stop & Drop... A lot of Money
10:42 Next Episode
11:05 Bloopers

[@Arielxx01]

Hi, I just wanted to thank you for all your work and to say I appreciate you sharing the knowledge in such a detailed and clear way. I'm a young enthusiast from Poland with yet little practical knowledge about mechanics, transmissions etc. and I find your videos extremly helpful (and also interesting to watch)

[@RelentlessRacingAJ]

Thanks for the wonderful comment. Feel free to donate to my channel. Any amount helps. PayPal and Venmo links are in the description. Thx again, AJ

[@zenkitrueno6787]

Please continue!

[@RelentlessRacingAJ]

thx for watching and commentating. Lots editing remains. I will post it on another platform soon. -AJ

[@SupermasiveHole]

Hola… yo tengo la de 6 velocidades con auto-blocante y va de maravilla… eso si.. uso motul ls300 … un saludo

[@fokker1138]

I need to do this with my original C56. It has a crack in the housing and the 3rd likes to kick out half the time.

[@RelentlessRacingAJ]

pull her apart and you will see how simple a manual trans really is

[@peterstewart3806]

Amazing! How do you keep every part organized?

[@RelentlessRacingAJ]

Back in the day, I worked in the satellite 📡 industry and we called it, “bag and tag”. I use the Target brand plastic freezer bags w the slider closing in quart and gallon sizes. I buy 2 quart boxes to every gallon box. Also, I prefer the bags with a white section for writing with a blue Sharpie.

[@peterstewart3806]

I am very impressed!

[@automatrixuk]

when is pt 2 being released im currently rebuilding the same box and found this video really helpful

[@RelentlessRacingAJ]

Excellent question… not sure just yet. I have all the footage but busy w other projects. Read the OEM service manual and you will be fine. Pls subscribe. Thx AJ

[@s2kcr355]

Kswap it!!

[@RelentlessRacingAJ]

U kicking down funds for the swap brother?

[@Spaceforcar]

This is the famous c56 gearbox? Which one holds more Torque?

[@RelentlessRacingAJ]

Yes this is a C56. I don’t know how much power it can hold. All of my cars are lower

[@Spaceforcar]

​@@RelentlessRacingAJI have a 98 Toyota Corolla E11. 4AFE engine. I work as a Mechanic in Spain but I earn just enough to live and cover expenses. Last week the fifth gear of my C52 gearbox died. I already bought this car very cheap second-hand. I've been searching forums this weekend to see if another gearbox could work for me and I've seen on the internet that they say that the c56 of the Vitz RS can be used. The thing is, I'm looking for a reliable gearbox. Under maintenance....

[@RelentlessRacingAJ]

@@Spaceforcar I’m not sure what you mean by “5th gear is dead”. Have you opened the transmission to determine the real issue? Hopefully, it wasn’t driven long with 5th gear damaged and the damage didn’t spread throughout the transmission. I’m sure you know this already bc you are a mechanic, but 5th gear not working means an issue(s) with 5th gear, 5th driven gear, sleeve, hub, synchro, shift fork, or shift keys. I would recommend just going to the yonke (junkyard in Mexican Spanish) to find another C52 and grabbing all the 5th gear parts required. Fortunately, the 5th gear parts mentioned earlier are under the transmission cover which is easily accessible. Good luck and please subscribe. Gracias, AJ

[@Spaceforcar]

​@@RelentlessRacingAJThank you very much for your attention. I will repair my transmission. It's the first thing I did to subscribe, I really like your master content.

[@Pallidus_Rider]

Trans seems to have lost its marbles

[@RelentlessRacingAJ]

I have 3 C56s w the exact same problem. Seems to be an issue. I believe Toyota updated the rear radial ball bearings in the C56. Pls subscribe. Thx AJ