- May 2, 2006
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I just did the 7-tooth speedo drive gear on my T5. It wasn’t hard, but wow – what a PITA doing that with jack stands.
I have one quick question regarding the tail shaft reassembly; There is a ring on what I believe is the 5th gear synchro, which has a single tooth or tab sticking out perpendicular to the ring. I noticed during a test fit of the tail shaft housing that this ring has to be set with the tooth/tab at a 12 o’clock position, otherwise it interferes with that oil drain funnel in the tail shaft housing itself. Is this position correct? I couldn’t find anything in the Ford shop manual about it. I know that I bumped it during the speedo gear install, so I’m not positive about it’s clock position when I pulled off the housing. My trans is the Z-spec T5.
Thanks in advance =)
I have one quick question regarding the tail shaft reassembly; There is a ring on what I believe is the 5th gear synchro, which has a single tooth or tab sticking out perpendicular to the ring. I noticed during a test fit of the tail shaft housing that this ring has to be set with the tooth/tab at a 12 o’clock position, otherwise it interferes with that oil drain funnel in the tail shaft housing itself. Is this position correct? I couldn’t find anything in the Ford shop manual about it. I know that I bumped it during the speedo gear install, so I’m not positive about it’s clock position when I pulled off the housing. My trans is the Z-spec T5.
Thanks in advance =)