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Anyone with Tremec 3550 knowledge

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Any idea how to get the rear seal for the trans? Is it the same as a t-5? Also, will the speedo gear from a t-5 work in it? Thanks.
 

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The rear main seal is the same. The gear will work, but the speedo may not be right. I'm not sure about the 3550 gear ratios, I don't think they're the same as the T5- but physically it will work. Use the speedo calibration unit at Hanlon to see if you have the right gear

http://www.hanlonmotorsports.com/t5speedo.asp
 

89MustangGX

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Speedo gear needs to be from a 5-speed, not an auto -- and it will be the same as the early cars, not the 90+.
 

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Ha! Thanks Adam. I missed that this was a conversion somehow...
 

89MustangGX

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stangbear427 said:
Ha! Thanks Adam. I missed that this was a conversion somehow...
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An all-important detail I only caught because I was reading his sig -- which I don't normally do either.
 

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can't remeber if its a 7t or and 8t for the speedo drive gear, I just bought one for mine, a red one cause i have 3.73's
 
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cool thanks, I'll get that one as well. I tried the aod one, and of course, it didn't work.
 

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pretty sure the tremec tko is a 7t
 

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The driven gear? It's either a 7 ir an 8, whichever one isn't in the T5.
 

89MustangGX

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stangbear427 said:
The driven gear? It's either a 7 ir an 8, whichever one isn't in the T5.
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Well, it's the same as the early T5's -- which makes it a 7 tooth. The later T5's (90+) changed to an 8 tooth, so in that case it would be different. That's what I was trying to get at in my first post.
 

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Yeah, tremecs are a 7t drive gear. I'm going to need the red 21t gear for mine.
 
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