I forgot to say
Yes that will tighten it up
When you get the forks in place that will stabilize the main shaft internally and then your shaft play should be normal
Ok, decided to pull the main gear shaft out and make sure the case was really clean. The reverse gear idler looks worn to me. Should I go ahead and replace it while I'm in there? aside from that, I believe I'm ready to clean it up and put it together. Gonna give it a very detailed inspection in the morning to see if anything else looks damaged.
this is turning into a pain in the butt. At least I'm not on a time crunch.
I can't say for a T5, but years ago I "redid" my muncie 4 speed in a Z28 I had... The reverse idler looked about the same.. I cleaned up the edges a bit and reused it... Worked fine, a little noisey but what reverse gears aren't??
any advice for cleaning things up? I think i'm gonna try to take the case to work and ice blast it. For the actual insides, brake clean, then compressed air , followed up by a shop towel? put it back together, and lube as I go?