99 vette T56 rebuild question
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I am rebuilding a t56 and I have a question. I have the main case reassembled and I'm in the process of assembling the 5/6 and reverse. section. I have the 5/6 driven gear on and am ready to put on the reverse synchro. There is a thin plastic ring that's a little bigger than the main shaft. I think it goes on one side or the other of the synchro.It's not the thrust washer that goes on top of the reverse gear because I have that. The reverse key retainer and the blocker ring neither one touch this piece when it's put on the reverse hub so I'm kinda at a loss... I'm not sure if I even need it. The only plastic piece I know of is possibly the thrust washer that can be plastic on top of the reverse gear? Any insight is greatly appreciated! Attached is a picture. The piece I'm talking about is the top left.
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Thainks Mike. Any idea what it does? It doesn't look like it touches anything
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Goes on the synchro hub between it and the Rev gear.
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OK got the transmission back together and everything looks good. It shifts into all gears and reverse works as it should. Only thing is, I had to remove the shift rail spring because I dropped something and couldn't get it out. I'm afraid I might not've installed it the way it was because I can push the lever over to 1-2 position and it is hard to press and when released it snaps right back to neutral position. When I move it to 5-6 or reverse, it's easier to push over and when released, it stays there. You think I could've installed that spring wrong to cause it not to pop back to neutral? Thanks for your help.