It's Done!

Gearbanger 101 said:

As @A5literMan stated, hard launches and traction are what break these T5's. I will also add, that power shifting (especially 3rd gear) does them no favours either. These seem to take moderate, to high horsepower levels pretty well, as long as the torque has somewhere to go. I'm putting in the neighborhood of 500hp through mine, but because my tires break loose (quite easily I might add) and my clutch isn't overly agressive (Astro King Cobra variant) it takes the stress off the fragile drivetrain components and saves them from a gruesome death.

Link us to the rebuild kit you went with @RangerJoe If I remember right, Astro has a few different variations to choose from?

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This is the one

https://www.astroperformance.com/product/master-bearings-synchronizer-rings-seals-kit/

Tony originally built this trans, so I have always gone back to him for clutch recommendations and questions. He has the best price on the kit from my research, and this is the mac daddy kit (without add on stuff anyway).

I have to say I was a little disappointed though. Shipping was $48 for this kit and 2 sliders ( about 10lbs). I thought it was outrageous, but was thinking that he does only quality and wants everything to arrive undamaged. Well, I had one synchro that was scuffed and one caged bearing that was missing several needles. Most the parts were unwrapped, in a small box together.

Tony made it right without question. Then, while doing the rebuild, I found that there was no 1st gear caged bearing in the kit. Every other bearing was there, but not that one. All my bearings were in great shape, and I had bought the kit about 6 weeks earlier and didn't want to wait or go through the hassle, so I reused my old one. I am sure Tony would have made it right, but it was a little frustrating.

Joe