Anyone rebuild their own T56
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How hard is it? I have alot of mechanical background and I have a T56 rebuild manual. Where did you get all your parts? I am trying to save money. I need a new input shaft and want to do a viper output shaft and all new syncros, gears and upgraded shift forks. I am planning on 600 to 700 hp out of a turbo'd 370. Thanks guys.
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i was just going to make the same thred but i figured it was easier to post in here.. i was looking at getting the stage 2 upgrade from tickperformance they seem to have the best price and know exactly what parts need to be changed... is there is a more detailed repair thread then the sticky up top ?
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Its not bad. I've done 4 of them and just like jmm98ls1 said, getting the 5th/6th gear off is the worst part. You just have to get the correct puller.
Make sure you double check your shift fork alignment before sliding the main case over the rails/output shaft when assembling. Good luck.
Make sure you double check your shift fork alignment before sliding the main case over the rails/output shaft when assembling. Good luck.
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There's a thread already made on a rebuild walk through. It should help you out. If you're planning on buying all new gears and everything, that's gonna be expensive!!! Good luck man
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is it easy to **** up the rebuild though cause if so i'm going to have someone do it but if i could save money by doing it my self i could afford it alot quicker... im a cadillac tech so i dont see many manual trans and most people dont beat the **** out of their cts-v's
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The little OTC 936 Puller is all you need.
I too will be joining the ranks of at home tranny rebuilds, probably this winter if all goes well.
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is it easy to **** up the rebuild though cause if so i'm going to have someone do it but if i could save money by doing it my self i could afford it alot quicker... im a cadillac tech so i dont see many manual trans and most people dont beat the **** out of their cts-v's
Weird how we see different things.
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Hi Caddy tech guys... not to get off topic ... but is there a way to fix those Getrag rearends in those CTS-Vs ?
My brother in law had an 04 and went through three rear ends.
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My brother in law had an 04 and went through three rear ends.
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harbor freight, came in a red case with 2 splitters, and 3 or 4 per side extention pieces to make it taller, and all the hardware. It was listed as 28 bux, rang up for 25. ![Grin](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_grin.gif)
WOW, here is the link for it on their website,, now listed as 50 bux,,,,,i guess i got lucky!!!
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=93980
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WOW, here is the link for it on their website,, now listed as 50 bux,,,,,i guess i got lucky!!!
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=93980