haha! i suggested cryo only becuase i know mikronite = $$$$$$$$$...and cryo would be a little cheaper.

 

too bad our gears are made of powdered metal... not much to do to strengthen execpt make new ones

 

Damn it!!! Too much bad news. Makes me want to demod and sell my Cobalt.

 

What do you mean powdered metal? Are the gears cast or something? I've never looked inside our trannies.

On a positive note, Performance AutoWerks
(builds SRT-4 trannies) told me to send in my tranny and they would quote me a price to fix what's broke and beef it all up. The email was rather uplifting and they sounded interested in helping me out, so everyone keep your fingers crossed!

 

How much does a new lsj lsd tranny cost from GM?

 

Maybe it's time to think about upgrading to one of these?

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/show...ghlight=QUAIFE

 

that the plan for me...
as for the gears.. I was disassembling a blown tranny... using the correct gear puller.. and the damn gear broke into 3 pcs'.... now that's weak. They def aren't cast...

 

Yeah that is weak! This is utter bullshit too. Everyone else in the tuning world gets beefy gearsets to replace with!

As for the six speed conversion, I'm still awaiting a response on that. I want to know if it's actually going to be stronger than our POS gearset. I want hard numbers before I invest in a $3995 gearset needless to say! I'll keep you guys posted.

 

I hear ya on that one man

 

Powedered metal is great if it is the right mixture and heat treated properly. I don't think this trany was ever expected to handle the kind of everyone seems to be dishing out.

Good luck on the AutoWerks route. You should see if they could make a 3.00 first gear like the Quaife 6 speed conversion.

 

well thats bad news for me as I need to start saving more incase this happens to me. is there any preventive measures that can be taken to prolong this other then driving like a granny? looks like im going to have to research more on something to beef up the internals