test t5
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From: Henrietta NY
Car: 1984 Trans Am L69
Engine: Sniper EFI Powered 355
Transmission: WC T5 w/ Steel Support Plate
Axle/Gears: 3.42 10 Bolt Posi
test t5
Quick question.
I have a rebuilt t5 that i was told works great. I had to change the drive gear and while i was in there i added a cluster support plate. Is there a way to bench test it before i put it in the car?
I have a rebuilt t5 that i was told works great. I had to change the drive gear and while i was in there i added a cluster support plate. Is there a way to bench test it before i put it in the car?
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Car: 1988 IROC-Z camaro
Engine: 355 TPI
Transmission: tko 500
Axle/Gears: Dana 44 3.31 posi pbr brakes
Re: test t5
The only two ways of bench testing it are to spin the input shaft and see that the output shaft spins differently in each gear when you shift it (provided you have the shifter hooked up). Also you want to check the input shaft for in and out play. There should be none. Side to side and up and down play is ok since that gets taken up by the pilot bearing but in and out play is no good. If it passes both of those tests then its closer to being a good trans but does not guarantee it.
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Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Henrietta NY
Car: 1984 Trans Am L69
Engine: Sniper EFI Powered 355
Transmission: WC T5 w/ Steel Support Plate
Axle/Gears: 3.42 10 Bolt Posi
Re: test t5
The only two ways of bench testing it are to spin the input shaft and see that the output shaft spins differently in each gear when you shift it (provided you have the shifter hooked up). Also you want to check the input shaft for in and out play. There should be none. Side to side and up and down play is ok since that gets taken up by the pilot bearing but in and out play is no good. If it passes both of those tests then its closer to being a good trans but does not guarantee it.
That is all i needed to know thanks.
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