which fork pads?
which fork pads? I cant decide between the nylon or bronze fork pads.. ive searched and Im getting mixed reponses on both. What are you currently using? Is it worth the extra for the bronze or will the nylon actually last longer? Im not a hard gear banger but I dont want a reliable trans that I wont have to rebuild for at least another few years.
From what I have been hearing and reading man, I'd go with the bronze fork pads. I'll be rebuilding my t56 probably in the next few years and will be going that way. Not a real big fan of plastic.
I guess if you repair transmissions for a living, putting nylon pads back in are a great way to get repeat business.
There is a better option:
Engineered plastic, Vespel. It is a thrust bearing material . It is also what the Viper TR6060 uses, so you don't have to make them and they are the correct size. What some are calling bronze are merely brass . These are NOT equal.
Engineered plastic, Vespel. It is a thrust bearing material . It is also what the Viper TR6060 uses, so you don't have to make them and they are the correct size. What some are calling bronze are merely brass . These are NOT equal.
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Conversely I have a box with several Hundred broken stock nylon pads (and all the burned/worn gears and synchros they took with them) and zero broken bronze pads..
I guess if you repair transmissions for a living, putting nylon pads back in are a great way to get repeat business.
I guess if you repair transmissions for a living, putting nylon pads back in are a great way to get repeat business.
I don't build transmissions for a living nor do I claim to be a pro on the topic, but I agree with Mike's logic...
When I recently took my transmission apart because it was hard to shift into fifth guess what failed? The stock plastic / nylon fork pads. Those same fork pads cost me a fifth / sixth gear slider. Judging by the (lack of) wear on everything else except the other fork pads - including the sixth gear side of the slider I replaced - I shouldn't have needed to buy that part.
Just My Opinion, Your Mileage May Vary.
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Verdad Gallardo Ok I'll bite. Where does one get these vespel pads? My mopar sources list the same nylon pads for 2008-2010 vipers as the previous T56 pads.
