Formula4877

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i just took apart my 60,000 mi trans out of my 02 ws6 to just do upgrades, billet keys, bronze pads, steel 3-4 fork,my driven 5-6 gear came off with out a puller, so new main and gear, how do i tell if my blockers are paper or carbon fiber

BALLSS

IIRC Tremac stopped using paper blocker rings back in 97 or 98

my 94-97 T56 I bought new in 2005 had carbon as it was actually made in 2004

blackandgold

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I'm looking for the article, but I believe all LS1 cars had paper lined blockers. They are a wear part anyways though so you may as well just replace them while you're in there. I'll update this post if I find the info, until then just take it as hearsay I guess.

XDeath

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From my understanding and looking at them side to side, the carbon blockers are darker in color

jmd

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Carbon is black.

Fiber ones are brownish and carry unique grooving different than the carbon.

Yours should have carbon.

blackandgold

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According to Super Chevy, I am mistaken the last paragraph on the 1st page discusses blocker rings:

http://www.superchevy.com/how-to/tra...mission-build/

dailydriver

Now I am REALLY confused!

I always thought that I had the 'cellulose composite' blocker rings in my T56.
Being that my car was screwed together in December of '99, maybe I do??

I guess I will never know for sure until I go to rebuild this one, unless I core/exchange it on a new or rebuilt aftermarket unit.

AMP-D

Your unit should have carbon fiber lined rings.