How do you pop off that top inspection plate on the T-5? I loosened all the bolts and got it broken free but now its caught up on the shifter shaft and the tranny is locked up solid. Is there some trick im missing? Please tell me I didnt just FUBAR my tranny

 

Umm, that trans blows to take apart. IMO, the cover cannot come off without taking the rear of the case off. All you have to do to do that is take a punch and push out the pin that holds the part by the shifter on to the shifter linkage shaft, and of course the bolts for the rear of the case. I believe that tremecs website has the assembly manual. But, be careful, b/c that linkage is a bitch to get back in the proper place if you rotate it too much. Basically, if i were you I'd get my hands on the manual and learn how to do it. Lemme know if i can help or even if I did.

 

The manual I have says to push the roll pin out of the shifter socket. Take the tailhousing off. Take the top plate slide about 1" toward the drain plug side, then lift off. The 5th gear/reverse lever catches on the top plate, so it has to move over. In order to move it over, the internal rail has to come out of the tailshaft.

 

Yeah, that doesn't just unblot and come off, the shifter interlock has to be disassembled, The shift forks hang down from that cover, and the shift rod travels through the tailhousing. The tailhousing HAS TO come off to remove the cover.

Sorry.

 

Yeah i figured it out. Thanks

My synchros and gears look absolutly brand new, but there is an awful lot of play in my bearings on the mainshaft. I mean, i can take the input shaft in my hand and feel it just loosely wobbling up and down. Is this normal?

 

To some degree, it's normal. The pilot bushing/bearing will support the other end when installed.
And there's gonna be a lot more play if the tailshaft is off the main case.
Good luck putting it back together - it's a bit<x>ch of a job.

Pete

 

The only problem I had was getting the 5th driven gear off the main shaft. (the little one). That was a bitch. There are shims between the imput shaft retainer plate, and the bearing race. The for/aft movement of the input shaft is the main thing to watch for. Like Pete said, the wobble will be supported by the pilot bushing. E-mail me if you need help.

 

Youre right, i never thought about the pilot bushing. Thanks guys