95 mustang 5.0 with t5 with a 7.8 in input shaft

[mustang5.0]

Hi I am having problems getting my new manual transmission in I can get it all the way in except by 1/2 in I had the bellhousing bolted to block and I put it in and it would not go all the way in then I put the bellhousing to the transmission and it fit but when I got it on the block it still was a 1/2 inch away.
Does anyone know what's wrong the car had a aode in it and I am swapping it I also have a hydraulic release bearing so the throw-out bearing is not the problem.
It sucks I made sure the belhousing is from a 95 and the transmission has a 7.8 in input shaft and the transmission is brand new I bought it from mdl.
I would appreciate any help.

 

[General karthief]

Two things that I know of, ok three,
The input shaft is different between the fox body and sn95 V8 trans, can't remember which is which, someone will chime in.
There are two (that I know of) different pilot bearings, 4cyl and V8
The input shaft length and pilot bearing may account for the 1/2" discrepancy, also clutch plate alignment could hold the trans from mating, did you use an alignment tool?

 

[WhiteCobra95]

The SN95 T5 input shaft is longer. It also uses a different bell housing, which is where the difference in length is made up. What parts do you have? If you're using a FOX3 T5 bell housing, you can't run an SN95 T5 without major surgery to swap input shafts.

 

[mustang5.0]

I have used the alignment tool and tried it multiple times I bought a 9495belhousing and have a 95 mustang imput shaft on my t5 transmion

 

[General karthief]

Well that leaves the pilot bearing.
Try this, trans in as far as it will go, have someone push the clutch peddle as you wiggle the trans.
You're using a hydraulic throw out bearing? Make sure this is not holding it out, I have no experience with those so

 

[mustang5.0]

I bought this bearing

https://lmr.com/item/LRS-7600A/79-95-Mustang-50L-Clutch-Pilot-Bearing

 

[mustang5.0]

 

[mustang5.0]

 

[mustang5.0]

I got it in

 

[WhiteCobra95]

I got it in

Congratulations!

Sometimes when their fussy, I've had to use a spare yoke with the trans in 4th, and then spin it a couple of degrees to get the splines lined up enough to go in.

 

[General karthief]

I got it in

well that's a relief, tell us what you did?

 

[mustang5.0]

I used two bolts on each side and turned each one the same amount and it went right together

 

[General karthief]

Ok, let us know how it goes down the road.