Hey everyone,
So the '90 LX 5.0 that I recently picked up had a whole hose of transmission issues with the T5 so I took it apart and have a few new questions. The symptoms were grinding going into every gear, with 1-2 being the worst and had to be perfectly rev-matched to let it into the gear and 5th gear being non-existent. Also, the speedometer did not work at the dash.
Last night I got the transmission out of the car and popped off the top cover and tail assembly to get a better look at the gear train. With the tail off, the two smaller ring halves in the picture on the table fell out. Pulling off the bearing retainer, I found that it's 4 screws were barely installed, and one of them was entirely stripped out of the casing. Certainly not helping the issue!
The 5th gear looks to have taken a few hits as well as the teeth are pretty marred on the outer surface.
When I pulled the gear-train that is not pressed in, I could see a bunch of junk in the bottom of the case. The following was down there:
There was also some damage to the sidewall of the case, though superficial in nature.
There's a few pictures attached.
I believe the larger ring is the 1-2 or 3-4 syncro spring but haven't dug in deep enough to confirm. This is my first transmission teardown, so learning as I go here.
Can anyone confirm which parts are the actual failed parts or what else I should be looking at due to those failed parts? Would you consider this still a good candidate for a rebuild?
Thanks,
Will
So the '90 LX 5.0 that I recently picked up had a whole hose of transmission issues with the T5 so I took it apart and have a few new questions. The symptoms were grinding going into every gear, with 1-2 being the worst and had to be perfectly rev-matched to let it into the gear and 5th gear being non-existent. Also, the speedometer did not work at the dash.
Last night I got the transmission out of the car and popped off the top cover and tail assembly to get a better look at the gear train. With the tail off, the two smaller ring halves in the picture on the table fell out. Pulling off the bearing retainer, I found that it's 4 screws were barely installed, and one of them was entirely stripped out of the casing. Certainly not helping the issue!
The 5th gear looks to have taken a few hits as well as the teeth are pretty marred on the outer surface.
When I pulled the gear-train that is not pressed in, I could see a bunch of junk in the bottom of the case. The following was down there:
- 2 spring clip halves
- what looks to be a couple of grenaded synchronizer keys
- the speedometer gear retaining clip
- a LOT of metal shavings
There was also some damage to the sidewall of the case, though superficial in nature.
There's a few pictures attached.
I believe the larger ring is the 1-2 or 3-4 syncro spring but haven't dug in deep enough to confirm. This is my first transmission teardown, so learning as I go here.
Can anyone confirm which parts are the actual failed parts or what else I should be looking at due to those failed parts? Would you consider this still a good candidate for a rebuild?
Thanks,
Will