T-5 trouble?

I don't remeber any if much play in my output shaft.One of your bearings might have let loose or if the output shaft race retainer might have failed. There is suppose to be a shim behind the retainer that keeps everything tight. I think you should have at most 1 thousanths play from front to back if you push and pull on the output shaft. You will probably have to pull the tranny to see what really is going on.
Kevin

umm... there is no race retainer to fail, it's crafted into the tailhousing, and if something were to damage it i think the whole tailshaft would be noticable damaged as well.

with the tailshaft loose, there is going to be considerable play in the output shaft, as there is nothing holding the bearing in, and it comes loose. rockyraccoon, i would highly advise you to drop your exhaust, upbolt your tranny-to bellhousing bolts, and pull that sucker out of there. it will make your life a whole lot easier for whatever you're trying to do. i know it seems like a bitch pulling the entire tranny, but trying to silicone it up and tighten up the tailshaft housing bolts is going to be trouble too, along with whatever else you plan on doing.

why did you start tearing apart your drivetrain in the first place?? i know it wasn't play in the output shaft because you would have already had to take the DS off to feel that. was there some trouble shifting? weird noises? whats the problem you're trying to fix

how many miles are on the tranny? if there's a lot i would suggest rebuilding it yourself


just my opinions, as i've had tranny problems and been pulling mine in and out of the car for the last 8 months

Sorry I was mistaken. Its the bearing retainer(in the front) which is the part that gets shimmed to reduce endplay. I only mentioned it before because the bearing are tapered and if they get loose they can allow slop. Thanks for the correction.
Kevin