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#57081 02/27/2006 3:05 AM | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 248 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 248 | Well 64Fleetside's 230 has a fresh coat of paint and I'm just about ready to pull my "tired" original 230. Since the motor is coming out I figured that this would be a good time to rebuild the T-5 tranny. Anybody got any experiences they want to share...good or bad...wrt rebuilding a T-5? Anything special I should look out for? | | |
#57082 02/27/2006 3:49 AM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | The main problem I see with T5 transmissions is the front bearing and retainer setup. For some reason the bearing race is not a press fit in the retainer so it tends to rotate. The problem with this rotation is there is a shim in front of the race that sets the preload on the front and rear bearings that becomes worn. This allows every thing to jump around and leads to problems.
On every T5 I put in I pull the race out and flip the shim over so the race is hitting on a unused part of the shim, then I locktite the race in.
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#57083 03/01/2006 4:55 PM | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 338 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 338 | Texmo, Here is a link to my t-5 page. There are a couple good resources for t-5 info on this site, inliners international and chevytrucks.org. http://home.twcny.rr.com/schickling/1940Chevy/T5.html Good luck, | | |
#57084 03/01/2006 6:18 PM | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 248 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 248 | Bill...thanks for the info...I had actually found your site when I was planning my T-5 change over last year and found it very informative. I "think" I know what I'm doing at this point, but I've never had a T-5 apart so I'm sure there will be lessons learned...hence this post...to try and keep the lesson learning (the expensive kind) to a minimum. | | |
#57085 03/01/2006 10:53 PM | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 338 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 338 | Texmo,
It surprises me how many people find that page. It gets about 70 - 80 hits a week. Glad it is helpful to some. The info is getting a little old.
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