wtf? t5 #5 down the drain...

cenok is family · Mar 18, 2009

less than 4k on the ****...5th gear is now non-existent. ghey.

85_SS_302_Coupe · Mar 18, 2009

Wow man...are you pounding gears or what? I hate to say it but you should've learned your lesson after #3 let alone #5. Time for a Tremec

cenok is family · Mar 18, 2009

haha i know man. that's what i'm thinkin...tremec or astro. dammit.

BlownFiveLiter · Mar 18, 2009

Number 5? Amateur.

As many as I've gone through over the past 12 years, I could've built a Dart based stroker and backed it by a TKO. And now I'm about to throw a blower at it, on top of the HCI I already had. Anyone got a few bucks they can loan me?

Mustang5L5 · Mar 18, 2009

5th gear usually never blows. The c-clip pops off that holds the 5th driven gear on and the gear slides back.

Usually you just need to remove the tailhousing, slide the gear back up and install a NEW c-clip.

It's actually pretty common on fresh rebuilds because the c-clip stretches when you remove it and never fully seats when you reinstall it. It should be replaced anytime it is removed

MAC'n89Blckstng · Mar 18, 2009

Yea, I've never heard of 5th gear going. It's probably a faulty clip like stated above.

1990Coupe · Mar 18, 2009

My 5th grinds a little big going in. My coupe did the same thing but all other gears are good

Mustang5L5 · Mar 18, 2009

Brass synchro on 5th wears out quickly. Easy fix. All you gotta do is pull the tailhosuing off

1990Coupe · Mar 18, 2009

Mustang5L5 said:
Brass synchro on 5th wears out quickly. Easy fix. All you gotta do is pull the tailhosuing off

Thanks Mike

NIKwoaC · Mar 18, 2009

Fifth isn't an acceleration gear! If you speed shift into 5th you will kill it almost every time. I don't know if that's what you did, but I don't know how else you could have killed 5th.

I will throw in my .02 for Astro, though. I love mine. Do it.

SMOKEDYA · Mar 18, 2009

+1 on the astro. i've been thinking of selling my tremac to get an astro. if it was me i would buy one,i dont think you would be happy with the way a tremac shifts.peace

john

skunk21 · Mar 18, 2009

I'm waiting for my super high alloy T5 to come from astro, great guy to deal with . here is a link if you want to take a look, they also have new tremecs.

Astroperformance.com - Your Manual Drivetrain Specialist

90lxcoupe · Mar 18, 2009

sounds like you need a lenco

82CapriRS · Mar 18, 2009

ill be on number 4 probably soon, my 4cy trans is grinding in 3rd an 4rth, and gets really stiff when i rip on it. im suprized its helf together this long on spray an me railing gears. any idea what it could be MUSTANG5L5?? i love the ratio's of the 4cyl trans, if i can fix it an keep it goin that would be ideal. 1st and 2nd gear are fine, no grinding even when i shift really fast.

cenok is family · Mar 18, 2009

Mustang5L5 said:
5th gear usually never blows. The c-clip pops off that holds the 5th driven gear on and the gear slides back.

Usually you just need to remove the tailhousing, slide the gear back up and install a NEW c-clip.

It's actually pretty common on fresh rebuilds because the c-clip stretches when you remove it and never fully seats when you reinstall it. It should be replaced anytime it is removed

NikwoaC said:
Fifth isn't an acceleration gear! If you speed shift into 5th you will kill it almost every time. I don't know if that's what you did, but I don't know how else you could have killed 5th.

I will throw in my .02 for Astro, though. I love mine. Do it.

it seems like exactly what 5L5 said, 5th's just not there. i was ripping through the first FOUR gears, pressed the clutch in to coast down to a more reasonable speed and when i put it into fifth, there was nothing. i'll pull it out and see if i can do that fix you're saying. thanks for the input

Mustang5L5 · Mar 18, 2009

82CapriRS said:
ill be on number 4 probably soon, my 4cy trans is grinding in 3rd an 4rth, and gets really stiff when i rip on it. im suprized its helf together this long on spray an me railing gears. any idea what it could be MUSTANG5L5?? i love the ratio's of the 4cyl trans, if i can fix it an keep it goin that would be ideal. 1st and 2nd gear are fine, no grinding even when i shift really fast.

You could be overextending your shifts. Sometimes if ia shift fork goes too far foward the syncho actually locks in place.

But without seeing it do what it does hard to say. Changing the fluid could help, but i'd check your shifter stops and see if they are set correctly.

SVT32VDOHC · Mar 18, 2009

I've never had a bad T5, I had one behind a 400RWHP motor and it never broke.

cenok is family · Mar 18, 2009

the first four gears shift fine and it doesn't make any noise, just no OD

82CapriRS · Mar 18, 2009

thanks 5L5, sorry to hijack the thread cenok. i changed the fluid it didnt helpt but ill try adjusting the stops although it would seem its to late. wanna fix it for me?!?! lol

Mr. Rustypwnz · Mar 18, 2009

screw a t5 get a tremec and be done forever...

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