Carl,
I have been thinking along the same lines that by not having the bell housing supported, it might contribute to the trans not working like it should. I'm still going to try to figure something out. Maybe side mounts for the bell housing instead of a cross member.

Jay,
I have been reading your BLOG and you have a good source of info on the T5. Thanks for putting in the time; the community will benefit from it, I know I have.
Yes, the T5 has 14 splines on the input shaft. I don't know what you meant by the sleeve part; what will it effect with the current measurements? Is it too short or long? I took your advise by cutting down the inside spines of the clutch pressure plate. I didn't drill it down, I used some kind of bit that gouged out majority of the spline. It is a pretty aggressive bit so back off and cleaned up with a dremel. I checked the plate on the trans and it went on smoothly. Now, all I have to do is find the alignment tool.

Thank you gentlemen for your inputs,
Bread
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Last edited by Bread; 09/28/2014 4:26 AM.

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