WHAT TO DO ABOUT TRANNY? 5TH IS OUT

Rebuild or repair is a function of your mechanical talent and the size of your bank account.

Most T5's will break again if you drive them hard, so a couple of rebuilds equal the cost of a Tremec 3550 or TKO if someone else does it for you.

If you have time & mechanical talent, the picture changes somewhat. Then you can rebuild your T5 four or five times before you pay the cost of of a Tremec 3550 or TKO.

See http://www.ttcautomotive.com/English/onlineorder/product.asp to download a FREE service manual for T5 or Tremec 3550
You will need the Adobe Acrobat viewer which is also a free download – http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

See http://www.hanlonmotorsports.com/ or http://www.ddperformance.com/index2.htm for parts

A T5 rebuild kit with syncros, bearings and other small parts costs about $160. It does not include any gears or shafts.

http://www.hanlonmotorsports.com/ may have a video on how to rebuild your T5 or Tremec. It costs less than $20, and is worth every penny of it.

I did a Tremec 3550 rebuild, and it wasn't that difficult. The video was an immense help, and I would recommend viewing it. At $20, it will give you an opportunity to look and decide for yourself if you think that it is something you want to try to do.