Chevy Spark, Manual Transmission partial tear down (time laps)

[@WarReadyUmmah]

great video

[@lawrencetrybus3441]

This helped me allot. Was the speedo ring pressed to the carrier? Mine is loose and I do not want to press in the new bearing if it is not going to hold the stator ring.

[@jasonsphar2]

Crap, I took this video years ago, and I can't remember. Sorry about that.

[@suwedhlede9877]

How do we fill fresh oil in it

[@jasonsphar2]

This is going to be tough to explain without being able to attach pictures. The manual transmission is filled the same way most manual transmissions are filled. Underneath the vehicle, on the drivers side of the transmission below the CV axle, there is a drain plug that a standard square 3/8 ratchet, or ratchet extension will fit inside. You can remove the drain pug and drain the oil. The plug to fill the transmission looks the same and is above the drain plug, and CV axle . To fill it, you will need an oil pump of some kind with a hose, (This is kind of tough to do without a lift) but make sure the vehicle is level, and with the drain plug installed, fill the transmission until transmission oil/fluid starts coming out of the filling hole. Once it starts coming out of the hole in a constant stream, pull the hose out and let the fluid drain until it starts to drip instead of a steady stream. Put the plug in, and your done. I guess since there isn't another video on KZbin on how to service the Manual Transmission on the Spark, I may have to make one.

[@suwedhlede9877]

@@jasonsphar2 i did it ......in india we have those plugs on the passenger side since we have the RHS version of the spark which we call chevy beat. ... Thank you for the reply..☺️

[@suwedhlede9877]

@@jasonsphar2 It will be great if you make a video on complete service on the transmission .. Gonna help alot of the diy guys like us .....but sadly Chevrolet stopped its sales operations in india because of sales drop . Chevrolet never introduced the newer generation cars to us so indian consumer stoped buying them .

[@knipdlo]

Did you figure out where the 5th gear is? I have a 2013 that lost 5th but otherwise is fine.. I'm going to dig into it soon..

[@jasonsphar2]

I'm sorry, I'm not a transmission pro so I'd be of little help in diagnosing it without seeing it. I think the only way to know what happened is the dig into it. I wish there was a rebuild manual available.

[@gregoffenburger9374]

@@jasonsphar2 Just wanted to make sure I told you it's the small bearing in side were the CV joint goes into it

[@gregoffenburger9374]

Well I order a new differenall that goes in the tranny a couple of bearings and new CV shafts

[@jasonsphar2]

@@gregoffenburger9374 Sorry for the late reply, I just now saw your message. Ordering the whole diff sounds like a good plan. Is it an assembled unit? and do you have a manual? I'd like to see how to shim up this style of diff

[@ERICtheLATE]

How many miles on it when fail occured?

[@RoelfBrits-uc9bd]

Hi jason im have te same gearbox and it dont wanto take reverse so mybe i dit samting rong can you tell me wher to put te small bering ball it dorp out and i dont know wher it go s

[@jamalbeadles6920]

What is the name for the pin in the manual transmission that hooks to the floor shifter

[@philipmayfield7650]

How can I get one of these transmission

[@CBM-k8d]

Hello Sr., do you know when is necessary replace gear bearings? (in same manual transmission you are working in the video), They are not easy to find in Chile, symptoms: a lot of smashed metal in drain and filling magnet plugs and noisy manual transmission, three shaft bearings in bad conditions (I'm replacing all of them, 6 total), many thanks for your comments!!!

[@jasonsphar2]

@user-kx6nz9qv9l I wish I knew the answer to your question, but I don't. Sorry about that. I replaced the main shaft bearings in this transmission only because I could hear a grinding noise that sounded like it was coming from the transmission. When I pulled it apart, I discovered the bearings were still in good condition. I replaced the main shaft bearings anyway while I had it apart. What the noise turned out to be was a passenger side wheel bearing that went bad. It didn't sound or feel bad when I checked it, but after I drove it a while longer, the grinding noise got louder, and I was able to feel it in the wheel when I checked it again. I wasted my time taking apart this transmission. My problem was actually a stupid wheel bearing.

[@CBM-k8d]

​@@jasonsphar2 Many thanks for your time and answer sr.!!, I understand how you feel, that you wasted your time on your first attempt, but the important thing is that you did not give up and solved the problem on the second attempt. Again thanks!!

[@morneolivier5194]

Hi Jason. Thanks for the video, it helped me alot. Do you still have the original video footage? I have a problem with my gearbox and I have some parts that I don't know where they go. The Original video would help a lot, Thank you

[@jasonsphar2]

Hi! I'm glad it helped. Unfortunately, this video was shot in time lapse mode on the camera, so this is the only video I have. If you live in the States, what I recommend is going to your local Chevy Dealer and ask the parts department to print the parts diagram of the area you need. It's not perfect, but the exploded parts diagram can help with what you're asking. I used to have the parts diagrams that my dealer printed for me, but I can't seem to find them. Good luck!

[@WarReadyUmmah]

i agree

[@angelhernancacuangosagnay1434]

No sale x q no as sacado el trompo de retro

[@coreyfields6603]

how hard would it be to replace a manual transmission in a spark to an auto

[@jasonsphar2]

I haven't done that conversion on this vehicle, but the typical items needed for such a conversion would be: An auto trans with wiring harness & shift cables, auto trans flywheel, torque converter, auto trans center console & shifter, trans cooling lines, radiator (if it doesn't have the transmission cooling line connections), the PCM out of an auto equipped car, or you will need to have the original PCM programed. I'm not sure if the original CV axles will work. You'd have to verify. It can be alot of work, but it's possible. It would be best to have a junk car available to salvage the parts needed. If I'm missing anything, please feel free to comment. In my opinion, the cost to convert a vehicle so that it looks like it came that way from the manufacture, wouldn't be worth the money. The cost of these vehicles used is fairly low. It would probably be more cost effective to just buy an auto equipped model to start with.

[@robhelton2374]

I've got a 2013 Chevy spark that the 5th gear is out of it it has 1st through 4th gear just not 5th how was it to replace the gears?

[@jasonsphar2]

Since my gears and syncros looked good and I couldn't find excesive play, I didnt pull the gear stack apart. So from an experience standpoint I can't help you on that one, sorry. I imagine if you have the proper tools to pull the trans down to the gear stack, you should be able to get the gears replaced. Just make sure you have the space to spread things out to keep things in order. Not having a manual sucks, but it helps if you can get the dealer to print off the part diagrams for you. I wish you luck my friend, and I'd love to hear how it goes for you.

[@ERICtheLATE]

How many miles on it when fail occured?

[@ivanlindsey]

hello! thanks for posting this! Mine has started eating left side cv shafts. i can wobble it quite a bit in the transaxle side making me think maybe a carrier bearing for the diff has gone bad. thoughts?

[@jasonsphar2]

That sucks man. I haven't encountered that problem yet. I've heard of that happening from others, but I don't know for sure what the cause is. Hopefully somebody else that has encountered the dame thing can comment. This is the only Spark trans I've worked on. But it sounds like you're on the right track. When I had mine apart the carrier bearings looked worse than the rest, especially for as low of miles as it had. I opted to replace all the bearings. I still have a light growl, and after driving another 20,000 miles, the syncros are starting to feel stiff. I wish there was more info out there on the Spark Trans, and better parts availability. I have the feeling I'll be replacing the whole Trans within another 20,000.

[@lindseycustoms]

@Jason Sphar hey, im lindsey customs, just on my phone right meow. I want to get a second one and rebuild and swap out as needed. They are back ordered from chevy so im trying to find one locally.

[@jasonsphar2]

@@lindseycustoms good info! Thanks for letting me know. I guess I may be stuck doing the same if they don't have the Trans' in-stock by the time I need one. Bummer

[@paulinesteward3829]

is there info on how to put back together

[@jasonsphar2]

Sorry, I don't have any info on that. I kind of used this video as my manual. Somebody in the comments said there's an online manual available now, but I haven't looked at it yet.

[@victsol]

Hello, Jason. Do you have the part 2? I mean this is the 1/2 or do I am wrong?

[@jasonsphar2]

Sorry I didn't make a part two. I should have recorded one, but I had to wait a few weeks for the parts I ordered to arrive at the dealership. By the time I put it back together, It was about a month later, and I just wanted to get it done. My apologies.

[@victsol]

@@jasonsphar2 I understand, thanks for answering me!

[@maurijm21]

Would 2nd gen 2016-2018 manual transmission fit in a 2014 spark?

[@jasonsphar2]

Good question, I wish I knew the answer. If you find out, let me know.

[@georgemarshall5547]

According to my Chevrolet dealer they will not.

[@maxtronic2762]

What was the issue with it?

[@jasonsphar2]

It has growl like a bearing was going out. But after inspecting it, I couldn't find any bearing issues. The syncros all looked good, as well as the gears. I suspect its a gear mesh/alignment problem? The dealer won't sell me the trans repair manual, so I'm unable to verify tolerances. Any suggestions?

[@killabbop]

@@jasonsphar2 I wish I had suggestions. Maybe the gears are wore all around so you can't tell? I absent mindedly jammed my Spark transmission in reverse (without the clutch) and it stalled out. No grinding or anything. Now there is a scratch/scrape sound when driving in reverse so I think I broke or chipped some teeth. It's in the shop now.

[@ryantimmer649]

What year are the Chevy sparks you guys are referring to? Thank you

[@gregoffenburger9374]

@@jasonsphar2 Hey Jason I am working on my uncle's car it's a 2013 five-speed manual spark transmission or five-speed MX2 transmission same one looks like you're working on there The bearing or the CV joint goes in on the passenger side keeps going out but I can't figure out what's bad inside the transmission and the speedometer quit working but I'll put a new bearing in it and it's got the bearing bad in it again and I thought the the speedometer sensor was bad but it wasn't so it's something in the transmission I just got it out again any ideas you please text them to me or whatever I appreciate it thank you

[@ERICtheLATE]

@@gregoffenburger9374 How many miles on it when fail occured?

[@shahzadaziz786]

very good job

[@shahzadaziz786]

i did it too dear.

[@archiefordsikoti5848]

Please dont learn on you tube

[@warrioribnwail]

great video