t5 leaking

wjhart3 · Feb 10, 2008

i was wondering if anyone has ever replaced the output housing on a t5- mine is leaking because it has a crack by the seal- i heard you can just lower the trans enough to replace the housing or should i just pull the whole trans out--thanks

88mouse · Feb 10, 2008

I would just go ahead and pull the trans.

You will have to take the shifter off and knock out a dowel pin, and then take a check ball out. Then you can unbolt the tail shaft housing.

Mustang5L5 · Feb 10, 2008

It's a PITA to take the housing off with the trans still in the car...but it can be done.

You need a few hands that know what they are doing because when you put it back in you need someone to align the shifter block to the rail

2fastnotch · Feb 10, 2008

i do it all the time is it the tail shaft bushing or seal both can be done with it in the car.

Mustang5L5 · Feb 10, 2008

He said his was cracked. I assume it's leaking from the crack

Foxfan88 · Feb 10, 2008

man i couldnt imagine pulling the tailhousing off in the car. i'd just pull the trans

2fastnotch · Feb 10, 2008

there cake to pull off in the car the labor time is .3 of an hour

88mouse · Feb 10, 2008

2fastnotch said:
there cake to pull off in the car the labor time is .3 of an hour

I would like to see someone pull the tailshaft off and put it back on in .3 of an hour.

Mustang5L5 · Feb 10, 2008

18 mins to remove the shifter boot and inner shifter trim, remove the shifter, jack up the rear of the car, place on jackstands, remove the 4 DS bolts, remove the driveshaft, remove the h-pipe and crossmember, unbolt 8 bolts holding the tailhousing on, go back into the car, drive the roll pin out of the shifterblock, then go back under and wiggle the tailhousing out while a buddy holes the shifter block and slides it off the rail.....

and then do it all backwards.

I could do that in 18 mins

2fastnotch · Feb 11, 2008

h-pipe and crossmember stay in the car

Mustang5L5 · Feb 11, 2008

I think we are talking about two different things here. You are just saying replace the bushing and rear seal.

I am talking about removing the entire rear tailhousing of the transmission if the case is cracked and needs to be replaced. The crossmember and h-pipe definitely need to come out to take this part off.

2Tone5.0 · Feb 11, 2008

leaky t-5's are a pain. good luck with that

88mouse · Feb 11, 2008

Mustang5L5 said:
18 mins to remove the shifter boot and inner shifter trim, remove the shifter, jack up the rear of the car, place on jackstands, remove the 4 DS bolts, remove the driveshaft, remove the h-pipe and crossmember, unbolt 8 bolts holding the tailhousing on, go back into the car, drive the roll pin out of the shifterblock, then go back under and wiggle the tailhousing out while a buddy holes the shifter block and slides it off the rail.....

and then do it all backwards.

I could do that in 18 mins

I will give you a call next time I have to do it then.

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