[Jeremi]

i just bought a set of motive performance plus 3.73 gears and my buddy said that they are junk and wont install them for me because he said that they will wine and break and tear up my whole rear end. i want to see what you guys think because he said i just wasted my money and its a waste of time. thanks ahead for all your help.

[charliesolhan]

umm dude is full of it...my motive gears are quiet as hell in my 95gt....now in my 96gt i have frp gears...witch wine and i hate it...also the motive gears in my 95gt seem like they take more abuse...only because occasionally on my 96gt when i shift into gear i will hear a clunk sound from the rear end...im going to switch the frp's out in the 96 to motives...i personally like motives alot better...also if you did not know already motive makes frp gears now...and the frp's are a lower grade...the motives can handle more abuse!!!

[Jeremi]

so they are good i bought them from American muscle. did you install them yourself?

[charliesolhan]

No each time I had my buddy do them...he only charged me 150 to do them...pretty good deal and I just drank some beer w/ him...while he taught me how to do it...I bought the motive rebuild kit for my motives and bought the frp rebuild kit for the frp gears...now my motives are so quiet and the frp's whine...also tell your dude motive is hands down the best...there is a reason why they started making the gears for frp.

[Jeremi]

is it easy to install them? and should i buy the motive bearing kit or motive installation kit. Or do i need any of that.

[charliesolhan]

you need both kits...and if ya are mechanicaly inclined then ya you could do it your self...but if ya are a beginner like i was back then...i would have a performace shop do it.

[Jeremi]

do you have instructions on how to do it? i am all right on working on my car.

[Jeremi]

thanks for all your help

[charliesolhan]

no...but if i was ya...i would just have a shop do it...call around 2marrow and see what kinda pricing you can get...you should pay any where from 200 to 350 to have this done...but just call some places and tell them what you wanna spend to have this done...most of them will go for the 250 dollar range...a chiltons and a haynes will give ya also instructions on how to do this...but it is pretty dif. to get them gears set-up and spaced right.

[charliesolhan]

your basic hand tools...plus a feeler gauge to messure the back-lash.

[Jeremi]

can you also tell me all the tools that are needed.

[charliesolhan]

no problem at all bud...im just glad i can help!

[rj8806]

Your "buddy" is full of crap and must not know how to install gears. I have a set of Motive 3.55's in my '00GT. Had them for about a year now and they are as quiet as can be.
The key is setting the backlash and then the breakin. You'll need a dial indicator to set the backlash properly, although a set of feeler guages will work in a pinch(I wouldn't recommend that). If you get the backlash wrong, you will paddle the gears and it will whine like crazy. The only fix for that is a new set of gears.

I would take the gears set and the car somewhere else and have them done by someone who knows what they're doing.


Richard
Tech Support
Tremec TKO Transmission Systems

[charliesolhan]

Richard is right....you do not wanna do it your self...don't take it back from the shop if it whines at all...means they did not set the gears right...and if that happens like richard said...they will be buying you a new set...so make sure you take it to someone who specializes in that stuff.

[Jeremi]

does anyone know a good place around Marion, il to take them to?