Now that my T-56 is almost done..
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.. Should come along tuesday and get back in the car.
did anyone rebuild their own T-56 and realize it wasnt fully the same as what the instructions said?
Why does my shift rail keep pushing the fork causing the 3rd gear slider to engage into 3rd?
Also what kind of break in should I perform?
did anyone rebuild their own T-56 and realize it wasnt fully the same as what the instructions said?
Why does my shift rail keep pushing the fork causing the 3rd gear slider to engage into 3rd?
Also what kind of break in should I perform?
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Originally Posted by LSGunZ28
Why does my shift rail keep pushing the fork causing the 3rd gear slider to engage into 3rd?
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To keep the fork from shifting, I usually place a socket underneath the shift fork and pull it out after the case starts coming down. Also see here, this may be of some help as you start to wrap up.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....97&postcount=6
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so any break in period?
tHIS is taking forever, I just needed to get an input shaft shim. Now I think Im done. I just have 5 pieces that Im not sure where they go. I think 2 are spacers and one or 2 are thrust washers and they all go after the case is together on the 5 and 6 gear assambly.
one is plastic and one is a thicker black metal.
lastly the 5th object is also like a stepped black washer, but it has 2 steps, the inner area is lower. and its a bit thick to be called a washer.. can anyone help me with these?
also do I press on the 5 and 6th driven gear before I install the 5 and 6th assembly that mates with the clustershaft?
tHIS is taking forever, I just needed to get an input shaft shim. Now I think Im done. I just have 5 pieces that Im not sure where they go. I think 2 are spacers and one or 2 are thrust washers and they all go after the case is together on the 5 and 6 gear assambly.
one is plastic and one is a thicker black metal.
lastly the 5th object is also like a stepped black washer, but it has 2 steps, the inner area is lower. and its a bit thick to be called a washer.. can anyone help me with these?
also do I press on the 5 and 6th driven gear before I install the 5 and 6th assembly that mates with the clustershaft?
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I would be conernecd about the plastic parts. There is a black spacer that goes at the back with the reverse sync. so you are not too late with that. There is a 3rd gear bearing spacer that is a white/ amber colored spacer that must be there if you expect the trans to last long.
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Originally Posted by LSGunZ28
so any break in period?
tHIS is taking forever, I just needed to get an input shaft shim. Now I think Im done. I just have 5 pieces that Im not sure where they go. I think 2 are spacers and one or 2 are thrust washers and they all go after the case is together on the 5 and 6 gear assambly.
one is plastic and one is a thicker black metal.
lastly the 5th object is also like a stepped black washer, but it has 2 steps, the inner area is lower. and its a bit thick to be called a washer.. can anyone help me with these?
also do I press on the 5 and 6th driven gear before I install the 5 and 6th assembly that mates with the clustershaft?
tHIS is taking forever, I just needed to get an input shaft shim. Now I think Im done. I just have 5 pieces that Im not sure where they go. I think 2 are spacers and one or 2 are thrust washers and they all go after the case is together on the 5 and 6 gear assambly.
one is plastic and one is a thicker black metal.
lastly the 5th object is also like a stepped black washer, but it has 2 steps, the inner area is lower. and its a bit thick to be called a washer.. can anyone help me with these?
also do I press on the 5 and 6th driven gear before I install the 5 and 6th assembly that mates with the clustershaft?
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Originally Posted by PlatnumStatuz
I lube the shift rod and the shift rod bushing with transdel...
Where can one get this "transdel" for a rebuild? What does everyone use as a lube when rebuilding a T56? Is this the red stuff I always see in pics?
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Originally Posted by calhoon
I would be conernecd about the plastic parts. There is a black spacer that goes at the back with the reverse sync. so you are not too late with that. There is a 3rd gear bearing spacer that is a white/ amber colored spacer that must be there if you expect the trans to last long.
edi: you are right it was a whiter plastic color vs the funnel being a darker color. It went on the mainshaft right where 3rd gear went, correct?
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Originally Posted by 99FormulaWs6
If you can get a good picture of your "leftovers" I'll tell you where they go.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...wfolder003.jpg
hope that works
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here was the input shaft shim BTW
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...wfolder002.jpg
a pic of the T-56 when it was fully apart and some damaged goods..
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...wfolder183.jpg
this is what happens when the pullers dont work to get the 5th/6th driven gears off.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...older001-2.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...wfolder002.jpg
a pic of the T-56 when it was fully apart and some damaged goods..
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...wfolder183.jpg
this is what happens when the pullers dont work to get the 5th/6th driven gears off.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...older001-2.jpg
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Originally Posted by Tootall
Did you hammer it off?
15 tons of force to move the damn gear. Never has anything been so hard to take off.
The new one, however, went on like butter. ( with the aid of a press of course)
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Originally Posted by LSGunZ28
<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/BuickGNX/newfolder003.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...wfolder003.jpg
hope that works
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...wfolder003.jpg
hope that works
The ring towards the top of your picture looks like it goes right on top of the reverse synchro assembly.
Not sure yet about 2nd piece down.
Now the last spacer, towards the right of your pic, looks like it goes between the yellowish bearing (as described before) and the reverse gear.
So if you look at your mainshaft from the top to the reverse slider (synchro) assembly you should see:
-black rubber piece
-smaller size snap/lock ring
-speed sensor gear
-smaller snap ring
-larger size snap ring
-spacer (one of the silver pieces toward bottom of pic)
-Yellowish bearing
-spacer (other silver piece toward bottom of pic, they look identical)
-larger snap ring
-large thick spacer (rightmost piece in pic)
-reverse gear with needle bearing inside
-bronze synchro ring
-larger snap ring
-reverse slider assembly with thin spacer on top (piece towards top of pic)
This is the order I removed them off of the mainshaft, I wrote everything down. I have to look a little more for the other leftover piece you have there.
Alright here is a pic before tearing it apart:
![](http://i18.tinypic.com/3zawta9.jpg)
Last edited by Fire-formula 93; 04-20-2007 at 11:08 PM.
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Thanks a lot!.. so that means I have everything installed in the first case. I can seal it with RTV and torque the bolts and Im good to go. Now do I press on the 5th / 6th driven gear next?