fasteddyss

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I rebuilt my T-56 without any problems(or so I thought). I put it in yesterday and now I cannot get the driveshaft in. Either I got the wrong tailshaft bushing or I bent it a little putting it in.

I probably bent it a little putting it in.

I really would prefer to not pull the tranny out and the tailshaft housing off to replace the bushing.

What if I shave the edge of the bushing with a knife until it goes in?

I don't think I could have wrecked the whole bushing?

Any suggestions??

Thanks!!

fasteddyss

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Pulled the tranny back out. Turns out I have the wrong bushing. The one I put in is a clevite 01755. This came with my kit from the Gear Box. Of course, they are closed until next week.

Kind of irritates me. I expect to get the right parts when I get kit like that. I allready got over the fact that the rear seal they gave me is not like the GM one(with the big dust boot), Had to pony up another $30 for that!

The bushing they gave me went in hard. Now that I have it out I can see it is a little too large. It kind of caved into the slot on the side. It fit over the driveshaft before I put it in. The bushing must be a little too thick?

I hope the other parts I used will work right!!

I ordered the no walk bushing from Rockler now.

Anyone else get any wrong parts from the gear box??

JRcamaroZ28

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now that you say it I belive i got the wrong parts from there also. be glad you caught it early. i ended up tearing up a slip yoke and bushing. mine was tight but i worked it w/ some emery cloth so the DS went in smooth w/ no binding but i guess it wasn't enough.


JR

fasteddyss

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how long ago did you get your kit? I wonder how long this has been goin' on??

JRcamaroZ28

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probly sometime around august if i remember correctly.

JR

Bugsquawsher

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I use the Gear Box all the time
I have put many of their Basic rebuild kits into trannys all over Texas.
The seal , no it doesn't have a dust sheild , But I use it anyway.
Even on my car
the Bushing , you have to be carful puttin it in so as not to pop the seam.
it is tight, its suppose to be tight.
I tell everyone that I rebuild for that the Drive shaft will be hard to put in.
Just lube it up with tranny fluid, and use a block of wood to tap it in place.
After the car has moved a few feet , the bushing will be perfect.
Mine is going on about 27000 miles now.

fasteddyss

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The bushing I got was not correct. I used a bushing driver and was careful. Now that I have it out I can see that I did not damage it putting it in. The bushing was just a little too large. I cannot slip it over the yoke even now that I have it off.

I tried to pound my driveshaft in(lightly with a plastic dead blow hammer). All that got me was a stuck driveshaft. This did muck up the edge of the bushing.


Either this is the wrong part or it was manufactured wrong.

Boosted One

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you might have been able to take a hone to it while it was still in the car. that is, if it was that close.

IdahoZ

I am in the process of rebuilding a T-56 using Gear Box parts and I am having problems with the tailhousing bushing also. It deformed when I pressed it into the housing so bad that the yoke would not even begin to fit. I took the bushing out and bought another and had a tranny shop press it in for me, same thing. So I went back to the tranny shop and tried a couple of other brands that are for the T-56. Same thing happened. I called Tremec and talked to one of their techs and he told me that Tremec does not sell this bushing. Insted they press one into the housing and then machine it to fit and sell the entire housing with the bushing installed. So now I have a tailhousing with no bushing. Great. I heard of the no walk bushings and bought one of those from Rockland but have not tried to pressed it in yet. The instructions were not very good and I'm afraid I will ruin my $30 bushing. If anyone has installed one of these bushing successfully, please share.

Thanks.

Boosted One

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I pressed in the same bushing in my tranny with a bushing/bearing driver and it was a little tight puting the yolk in, but it works perfect. If you use the right tool (not a socket and hammer) it goes in and works fine. If you have problems getting it in, once it's in just take a honing tool on a drill and give it a little clearance.

fasteddyss

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I had no problem putting mine in. I used a big socket and a hammer. The rockland bushing is stiffer and does not damage as easily.

Good Luck!!

IdahoZ

Fasteddyss and/or Boosted One;

Did you stake your bushing? If so, how did you do it? The instructions from Rockland say to apply loctite 609 and them stake it. Did you put the bushing in with the small notches up or down? THanks.

IdahoZ

Does anyone know how to stake these bushings?

fasteddyss

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I don't remember the notch you are refering to. To stake it; after you get it in place take a hammer and a small chisel or punch and hit it where the bushing and the tailshaft meet in about three places.. This will insure it does not move.

With the lock tight you almost don't need to do this, but it can't hurt.

Good Luck!!

Boosted One

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I staked mine inside the 2 notches, so It can't spin.

CTSmechanic

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Im getting ready to do my first T56 rebuild when I do new bushings on my race transmissions I have to use a boring head on a mill to get ID of the bushing to tolerence... cant really imagine these things being to much different I like to use locktite 620 sleeve retainer on bushings