transmission question help

[ej1loverr]

i bought a 2000 civic dx with a bad tranny pulled that opened it checked replaced ISB and i needed a differential bearing replaced so instead of getting a new diff bearing i opened a different s40 trans i had with a good differential but my question is why is it that both times I've opened the transmissions beads fall off of somewhere? first time i did it three beads fell and now on the second one, one fell out and the theres another sitting on the bottom of the case? any ideas? i know on the first one i had bad diff bearings so that figures but on the second one?

 

[Szady]

There's another bad bearing in the other trans somewhere. That's the only reason for little balls to be falling out when opened up. Mainshaft, countershaft, etc.

 

[b16lewis]

no no no no, those are the detent balls for the shift shafts in the trans.

 

[Szady]

no no no no, those are the detent balls for the shift shafts in the trans.

When you separate a transmission...nothing should fall out...

 

[b16lewis]

umm if the trans was pulled apart correctly yes. but there are three detent balls for the shift shafts inside the trans