Attention all Camaro SS 6-speed manual transmission owners

[Don O]

Originally Posted by NVMY68SS

Years from now, people will.

If anyone has to get this swap done and they swap the entire trans, I'd suggest documenting it for that person that may ask down the road.

Personally, if anything happens to my motor or trans, I'd like the option of keeping it and repairing it down the road.

Plus, let's face facts. How many of these cars will actually still be in original condition 30 years from now? Makes those that are, that much more desirable.

Exactly correct. I have a 69 BB vette with the original drive train. They stamped numbers on to the engine (VIN) and tranny back then. Casting dates etc, determine originality to the car. Adds a lot to the value of the car 40 years from now.

I have the L99 but if I have the manual I'd want to keep the original tranny (and get it repaired) for adding value to the car later one.

Does anyone know if they stamp the VIN on the manual tranny?

Don O

[VenomZ302]

Originally Posted by UCF w00t

Interesting. So we've got some around 12,000 that broke and potentially up to the mid 20 thousands. That's a lot of cars that could have bad shafts.

If this information is helpful at all, my 6MT 2SS is 24,579 and was in QC for a bit immediately after they found the problem with the output shafts.

I haven't had any problems thus far...

[Beauwulf]

Guys, something to consider here. Those shafts are bought in bulk from a vendor. They are built in a "batch" and shipped to the engine facility. Since they are not serialized, there may be no way to identify which batch of shafts is failing let alone which shaft went into what tranny. That will make it very difficult to track this problem. Chevy may not know which trannies are effected!

[UCF w00t]

Originally Posted by Beauwulf

Guys, something to consider here. Those shafts are bought in bulk from a vendor. They are built in a "batch" and shipped to the engine facility. Since they are not serialized, there may be no way to identify which batch of shafts is failing let alone which shaft went into what tranny. That will make it very difficult to track this problem. Chevy may not know which trannies are effected!

If that's the case, they need to say that and at least give a range where cars could be affected. They promised 2.5 months ago that they would notify people. They have not done that.

[UCF w00t]

I just got mine back. The bill showed over $4300. I wonder how much it would've costed them if they just replaced the shaft proactively (assuming that's possible)?

[CamaroSS_junkie]

My SS1 went into the shop today for a bad 2nd gear syncro. My VIN is 127151. Does anyone think I would have the problem. I want to ask the dealer to change out the shaft just for precaution.

[UCF w00t]

Originally Posted by CamaroSS_junkie

My SS1 went into the shop today for a bad 2nd gear syncro. My VIN is 127151. Does anyone think I would have the problem. I want to ask the dealer to change out the shaft just for precaution.

Possible but unlikely. Yours was part of or after the hold and as far as we know, all of those are fine.

I'm not sure what's involved in replacing the syncro but I doubt you'd be able to convince them to replace something that isn't broken without GM having an order to do so. They wouldn't be able to bill it back to GM and I don't think it's quite as easy as just swapping in the new shaft.