19trans_am98

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just finished rebuilding my t56 and it shifts 1-4 fine but when you go to put it in 5-6 it will not go alomost like its binding.....i am trying to shift it on the bench......so i tried one last time to shift to 5th and it went in but now wont come out of gear.... needing some advice asap

19trans_am98

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nobody?

LS123

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Please list your upgrades.

Did you shift into gears with the shifter on it or not?

19trans_am98

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bought a rebuild kit from the gear box with new bearings and syncros and replaced 2nd gear and installed 1-2 and 3-4 bronze fork pads......and yes i have the shifter on it....im thinking maybe the 5-6 shift rail has came loose where it goes on the main shift rail? also i have a spacer of some sort that i dont know where it goes and didnt notice that i hadnt installed it until a lil while ago...i looked at the rebuild manual and couldnt really tell where it went...it looked like all the spacers were the same but this one looks diff than the rest of em....ill get some pics up of it tomorrow...

LS123

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If the 5-6 was binding when you push it to the right but you actually got it to shift into 5th? If you did manage to shift it into 5th, it will not be your 5-6/reverse shift rod.

Is the spacer flat on one side and have shoulder on the other? That goes on the bottom of the extension shaft and top of the cluster/counter shaft if the trans was facing down.

19trans_am98

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the spacer kind of looks like a bottle cap with a hole throught the middle...if that was left out could this cause the binding? or is it the shims under the main and counter shaft possibly being too thick?

LS123

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That is the part that fits between the cluster shaft and the extension shaft. That could be your culprit.

19trans_am98

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thanks a whole lot ill try that and hopefully that will fix it

LS123

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Make sure the flat side is facing toward the back of the trans when you install it.

19trans_am98

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thanks ls123 that fixed the problem and it shifts smooth as butter....i would be lost without you

LS123

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Glad that fixed your problem.