T-5 transmission swap on jackstands. is it possible?

[Adam95GT]

Unfortunately my rear main is leaking...

its not hard to do id change it... jsut becareful removing it... i did mine... i walked it in with a 3/8's extention and a seal remover/instalation tool...

 

[MustangGT95]

Do you not have to drop the crankshaft any to change the rear main seal on a SBF?

 

[bill302]

Do you not have to drop the crankshaft any to change the rear main seal on a SBF?

no,you might be thinking about the oil pan it needs to be dropped....

 

[99FiveOh]

I'm not sure of the year, but i know ALL H.O. engines do NOT require the pan to be dropped to change the rear seal.

 

[gcomfx.com]

Isn't there two different types of seals you can put in it? One is easy and doesn't seal as well, then the other is tough, but seals better? Maybe I'm wrong. Dunno. Never done it before. I chose to let it go until the engine swap. The car made it.

 

[Green 94 5.0]

i yanked the aode out on jackstands and have had the t5 out 3 or 4 times on jackstands as well.

 

[cbarr300]

Yeah, the teflon seal is supposed to be a pita to put on....guess I'll find out about that tomorrow when I do mine. luckily my engine is out the car though.

 

[fiveoho]

Yeah, the teflon seal is supposed to be a pita to put on....guess I'll find out about that tomorrow when I do mine. luckily my engine is out the car though.

let us know

 

[go-stang5.0]

Yea what everyone else said. The carpet trick works great. Also, when putting the tranny back up, be careful and take your time. I've spent a painful half hour (by myself) holding up the tranny lining it up to get it back in to the disk once. However the other time it went up and in on the first shot. It helps to try and roughly line up the splines on the input shaft w/ the clutch disk before you lift the tranny and try to put it back on. And/or if you have a buddy, put the tranny in a gear before you take the shifter off and when you put it back up try have someone spin the tailshaft with their fingers or slide the driveshaft back on and spin slowly that way and it should pop in quick minimizing your lifting time. THis is almost always the worst part of the job so take your time and do it right.

 

[fiveoho]

Yea what everyone else said. The carpet trick works great. Also, when putting the tranny back up, be careful and take your time. I've spent a painful half hour (by myself) holding up the tranny lining it up to get it back in to the disk once. However the other time it went up and in on the first shot. It helps to try and roughly line up the splines on the input shaft w/ the clutch disk before you lift the tranny and try to put it back on. And/or if you have a buddy, put the tranny in a gear before you take the shifter off and when you put it back up try have someone spin the tailshaft with their fingers or slide the driveshaft back on and spin slowly that way and it should pop in quick minimizing your lifting time. THis is almost always the worst part of the job so take your time and do it right.

more good info

 

[fiveoho]

Yeah, the teflon seal is supposed to be a pita to put on....guess I'll find out about that tomorrow when I do mine. luckily my engine is out the car though.

how hard was the teflon seal to put in?

 

[fiveoho]

when i do the T5 swap, will i need a Transmission Input Shaft Seal too?

if so, will this one work?>

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...rt=RMG-8225750&N=700+-204213+115&autoview=sku

 

[bill302]

when i do the T5 swap, will i need a Transmission Input Shaft Seal too?

if so, will this one work?>

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...rt=RMG-8225750&N=700+-204213+115&autoview=sku

don't buy this seal from mail order get one at your local parts store you will save approx. $15....click on links below.these are good seals just ensure you install them properly...
http://www.oreillyauto.com/EW3/Prod...=74.167.93.28&keyword=seal&descriptionId=2005

http://autozone.com/servlet/UiBroke...ameters=|~With+manual+transmission&PageSync=5

 

[fiveoho]

don't buy this seal from mail order get one at your local parts store you will save approx. $15....click on links below.these are good seals just ensure you install them properly...
http://www.oreillyauto.com/EW3/Prod...=74.167.93.28&keyword=seal&descriptionId=2005

http://autozone.com/servlet/UiBroke...ameters=|~With+manual+transmission&PageSync=5

thanks. i appreciate the tip. more money saved, the better.

so i DO need the transmission input seal?

also need the output shaft seal? having problems with this one. autozone didnt seem to have it

 

[bill302]

rear tranny seal autozones part number is #710425 if your local store has it...but click on link below for the rear tranny driveshaft seal advance carries it....and its up to you if you want to change out these seals in a used tranny i would a few dollars might save you having to pull tranny again...

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?mfrcode=BCA&mfrpartnumber=7412S&parttype=782&ptset=A

 

[fiveoho]

rear tranny seal autozones part number is #710425 if your local store has it...but click on link below for the rear tranny driveshaft seal advance carries it....and its up to you if you want to change out these seals in a used tranny i would a few dollars might save you having to pull tranny again...

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?mfrcode=BCA&mfrpartnumber=7412S&parttype=782&ptset=A

i appreciate you looking up the part numbers for me.

 

[cbarr300]

hey, sorry about the delay. Something came up and I ended up having to go out of town. I have a day off on wednesday so I'm going to try and install the RMS, clutch, flywheel, etc then. I'll be sure to let you know how easy/hard it is to get a teflon one on.

 

[fiveoho]

hey, sorry about the delay. Something came up and I ended up having to go out of town. I have a day off on wednesday so I'm going to try and install the RMS, clutch, flywheel, etc then. I'll be sure to let you know how easy/hard it is to get a teflon one on.

thats cool man. let me know

 

[fiveoho]

PROJECT T-5 / T-5 SWAP BEGINS TONIGHT


tonight will be the start of getting the car up in the air and removing the old t5/bell/flyweel/clutch/rear main.

hopefully will be done with it late friday night.


wish us luck :SNSign:

 

[gcomfx.com]

Good Luck!

If I can pull off my engine swap, you can do this. I'm halfway there!