T-5 install problem...need help
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T-5 install problem...need help
Im in the middle of a t-5 swap and i ran into my first problem. when i go to install the tranny, i cannot get it to slide all the way into place. it stops about a half inch from bell housing. i used an alignment tool with a dab of paint on the end of it and it goes all the way back to the crank. is it possible that the fingers(not sure what to call them) on the pressure plate are holding it back. let me know what you guys think.
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Re: T-5 install problem...need help
Try to install the slave and push the clutch in a bit, should slide in after that.
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Re: T-5 install problem...need help
ok the tranny, drive shaft, torque arm, and cross member are installed...now i have to get the pedals and master cylinder mounted...can anyone tell me where the 2 braces go...i took a pic of them installed in the other car but managed to lose it and i cant remember how they go...any help is greatly appreciated...
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Re: T-5 install problem...need help
the two pedal braces go on the studs that come through the firewall holding the master cylinder in place.
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Re: T-5 install problem...need help
OK does anyone have a trick for getting the F****** pedals in without cussing and fighting...im about to say f*** it
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Re: T-5 install problem...need help
after i unbolted the pedels and brake master cyl arm iirc it was very easy to install the new pedels. mine only took like 5 mins or so
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Well it works.
I got almost all of the swap done. I took it out yesterday and today and drove it around and other than the sh***y 2:73s in the rear, it works great. Now i just need to find a connector for the back up lights and put the console back together. Well worth all the headaches
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