To (hopefully) close out my T5 conversion saga. I just returned from a test drive with the rebuilt pressure plate and a new to me, 1352-222 World Class T5 from a 1993 v6 S10. It has a 3.97 1st with a .72 5th.

It works GREAT. No noise and the ratios appear to be pretty much perfect for my 4.57 geared 3600. I did swap the mechanical speedometer tailshaft from my other T5 (1352-146) and had to use the aluminum HVAC tape on the tailshaft trick to fit the speedometer drive gear (as Lugnutz documented) That also seems to be working as it should.

So, to anyone who's considering this conversion....my advise is Do-It. The sooner ya get started the sooner you'll be grinning and wondering what took so long.

In closing, I may be a bit overenthusiastic since I wanted to retain the stock 4.57 gears due to my plans to work the old truck a bit, hauling firewood and hay. If someone just wanted a highway friendly truck then a rear end upgrade is obviously a good option.

I've also now got a T5 for sale, as mentioned it's a 1352-146 from a 1985 S10 V6. It now has an electric speedo tailshaft and it does whine. I don't know how long it'd last but it shifts and runs down the road fine, just too loud for my OCD'ness. If I had a bearing press I'd likely have done a rebuild but took a chance on another junk yard unit and got lucky.

Good Luck, Ron


RonR


1951 3600 with Clark flatbed, T5, 4.10 rear
1970 340 Duster
1990 5.0 V8 Miata (1990 Mustang Gt Drivetrain)
1964 CJ5