upgrading t56
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Staging Lane
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Peoria, Il
upgrading t56 I just recently broke my t56 transmission. When I pulled my trans out I found that I twisted the input shaft in half. I am only putting 420 HP to the wheels. I have previously tore the trans apart and put in a steel 3-4 shift fork and Carbon Fiber blocker rings in. While it is apart I am planning on puting bronze fork pads and billet keys in it. Do I need to do the viper input shaft and mainshaft conversion since I have alrady broke the input shaft once or was it just worn out from having 120K on it? And are there any other upgrades that u guys would recommend?
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Breaking a 26T input is not common at torque levels well above yours. What condition was the pilot bearing? Are you using a std bell? Are the dowells there? Something "helped" break this and you should look for it/ solve it before you throw anothe trans at it.
Later Vipers ( 04-on)have a sigle piece cluster gear and they do have different input material (9310 over 4615) besides gear cuttings.
Later Vipers ( 04-on)have a sigle piece cluster gear and they do have different input material (9310 over 4615) besides gear cuttings.
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Staging Lane
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Peoria, Il
I am using a stock bellhousing and the line up dowels are still there yes. And yea i just got off the phone with Amber from six speeds inc and she said to do away with the roller pilot bearing and use a bronze pilot bearing. And yes I agree with you I still need to do investigate everything before I fix everything and later run into the same problem.
...and does the rest of the transmission still turn freely, by turning the output shaft, or what's left of the input?
Seems more likely that something locked-up inside the trans and seized the input.
Has the trans been opened up again after this latest carnage?
Seems more likely that something locked-up inside the trans and seized the input.
Has the trans been opened up again after this latest carnage?
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Staging Lane
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Peoria, Il
the trans still goes through 1-6 and reverse perfectly fine. And no I havnt opened the trans up yet but will be soon. Here are a few pics of the input shaft on the trans side. I havnt pulled the bellhousing, and clutch out yet.
The pics aren't very well focused on the input shaft damage, but it doesn't look like a twisting tear, but a shearing break.
Who did the recent rebuild of the trans? Something doesn't seem right, either with the pilot support or the end-play of the input shaft to cause it to have a shearing force on the input shaft??
Who did the recent rebuild of the trans? Something doesn't seem right, either with the pilot support or the end-play of the input shaft to cause it to have a shearing force on the input shaft??
