Orange County Gear

Worst service ever on my 1951 chevy transmission… BEWARE! REBUILT MY TRANS AND I PICKED IT UP AND INSTALLED IT AND IT LEAKED OIL… took it back to Mike @ OC GEAR who stated he would rebuild again… He dodge my calls/​texts and finally drove down to see him in person… He made every excuse as to why he hadn’t started working on it. Demanded my money and Transmission back. After looking into OC GEAR found out the State of Calif, Tax dept and City of Garden Grove are after him… The guy lives at the shop and his name is not Mike its Lance Galka.
WORD OF ADVICE — DO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE DOING BUSINESS WITH SOMEONE ON CRAIGSLIST!!!

Dropped off multiple trannys and he took one apart and left a mess. Guess that’s what happens when you use Craigslist

If you have an older rear wheel drive car with a manual transmission that needs some attention, or perhaps a rebuild, OC Gear would have been the place to go.
The 5 speed trans in my Mustang had worn synchro’s and a bent shift fork, making it a little difficult to shift. I finally conceded it was time to do something about it and a friend referred me to OC Gear.
I opted to remove the tranny myself and take it down there rather than dropping the car off. If fact that was the way Mike preferred it. He rebuilt my transmission, I reinstalled it and it was as good as new again.
I just discovered that Mike has since decided to retire, so he is no longer the «go to guy» for a manual transmission rebuild. Eh, that’s OK I suppose, generally speaking, we in the LA area are pretty lazy when it comes to shifting ourselves and I’m pretty sure there aren’t a whole lot of manual boxes left out there anymore. Enjoy your retirement Mike!