i have a 5 speed manual transmission.the area where the input shaft(shaft clutch disc rides on) goes into the tranny started leaking fluid.i thought it was just a bad seal.but when i did some searching on the car,i found out that there is not just a seal its a sealed bearing that is bad and unlike your old/traditional type tranny,you have to split tha case to change the bearing.i went to the local well known transmission shop to get a bearing and the owner of the shop said im wasting my time and my best bet is to just get another tranny.he even said that my type of tranny is a peice of crap and said he wouldnt even rebuild one at his shop.sure i can easily find this tranny used and cheap but i dont wanna keep changing it or take a risk of getting one that will go bad in a short time.i think rebuilding the tranny is best.so are these trannys junk?whats your thoughts.