Ok here is the deal, I was installing the T56 into my 92 camaro this weekend and I was able to get the trans all but 1/2" from being flush with the bell housing. no matter what we did the guide pins wouldn't go into the bell housing. So what we did was install all the bolts and without using any pressure we went evenly around the tranny bolts and the trans easily went into the guide pin holes. Now I know your not supposed to use bolts to pull the tranny on the bell housing but there was no resistance at all. So basically what I want to know is, did anybody else have any trouble getting the guide pins to go into the bell housing? And is the way we got mine to seat ok? I just don't want to damage anything.

Thanks

 

i didnt have any trouble getting it. but your way seems ok, you said it went easily on, so as long as it wasnt forced you should be fine. just make sure it is totally flush all the way around. it was probably just an issue of alignment. its hard to align a big heavy thing in one shot. it takes some messin around.

 

Thanks for the reply.

Yeah it went on very easy with the bolts so I don't think anything is in a bind, but I just wanted to make sure. That thing sure isn't fun trying to install it on your back.

One more question, I couldn't get the clutch rod to slip onto the clutch pedal, that piece of plastic around the rod was preventing me from getting it onto the pedal so we took the plastic off. Is this ok or is there something else I should do?

Thanks

 

i cant really remember how mine went, and the car is not with me. i can try and remember to check it out when i get home for ya. what pedals are you using? 3rd gen or 4th gen? are you goin from auto to manual or t5 to t56?

btw: where is robinnsville? im up north in bergen county, Fair Lawn to be exact.

 

Hey if you could check yours out and let me know how that rod attaches to the clutch pedal that would be great.

My car was a T5 and I went to the T56 so I am using the factory 3rd gen pedals. When I took off that plastic ring on the rod it sliped onto the pedal fine, but now there is some slack so I was just wondering what everybody did about that.

I actually live 5 minutes off the NJ Tunpike at exit 7a like your going to great adventure.

Thanks again for your help.

 

no problem. i can check but i have 4th gen pedals in mine, so it may be totally different. ive never seen 3rd gen pedals.

 

The same thing happened during my t56 install. That plastic bushing wouldn't fit onto the third gen pedal. I just drilled the plastic sleeve bigger so that it would fit on the pedal. Been two years and no slop.

-Dave

 

hey bud,
just checked out my pedals.
the rod fit right on with the plastic bushing (makes sense because i had everything from the same donor car). i was going to suggest what arntzman did, just drill it out to the smallest diameter that will fit that way you wont have play in it. if you totally remove the bushing you will have some play/slop. hope this helps ya out.
good luck!

 

Hey thanks a lot to the both of you guys. Your right without that bushing in there it has a lot of slop, so I will just drill out that bushing some.

I do have one more question you may be able to help me out with. I noticed that the 4th gen slave assembly doesn't have a bleeder screw like the T5 setups on the thirdgens. Well while my stuff was patiently waiting for me to install it, the cap must have not been on tight and all the fluid leaked out. Do you think the air will just work its way out through the cap or am I screwed and going to have to replace the assembly? I would have already checked it out to see if it works but I'm not where the car is.

Thanks again

 

there is no bleeder screw.
what we did is:
hook it all up, take the cap off, fill the reservoir, have a friend pump the clutch while you keep the level up. just keep doin that until it feels like a clutch pedal should. we were a bit concerned at first too, it was like , no bleeder!?!?!? now what??? but we decided to give that a try and it worked.
if you have any more questions, ask away!

 

Oh thats great to hear, and we actually started doing that exact method but we ran out of time, so this weekend we will continue that process until I get a nice pedal feel. I was worried I might have to plop down another $150 for a new assembly.

Ok Ok since I got you here let me ask something else, might as well have all my ducks in a row for this weekend. About the speedo and the VSS signal. I bought one of those Dakota Digital boxes, did you happen to use the same one? If so would you mind telling me exactly how you wired it up?

This project has been a long time in the making, but the end results should be worth it.

Thanks again

 

i currently dont have a working speedometer. im not sure how i am going to fix it. i have a cable driven one, yours should be electric so the dakota digital box should work. i think ill have to get the jags that run kit to allow my cable driven speedo to work.