Q: What are the considerations and tools required for overhauling a manual transmission?A: Overhauling a manual transmission should be left to a transmission repair shop. It is possible for an inexperienced mechanic to rebuild it if special tools are available. These tools include internal and external snap-ring pliers, a bearing puller, a slide hammer, a set of pin punches, feeler gauges, a dial indicator and possibly a hydraulic press. Before taking the transmission apart, it helps to have an idea of what is malfunctioning and make careful notes.