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manchesterbeast
05-15-2006, 06:19 PM
No its not the apokalypse but now that I have your attention....


On my way to work this morning, in the T/A, everythings going just hunky dorey- when all of a sudden...

Im about 3/4 of the way to work, goin up a hill, traffic slows for the light, I put 'er in first, and as I let out the clutch

* * * * * * * * * * THUNK!

My tranny dies. just like that. so suddenly. I lose all power to the wheels. Put it into any gear and the engine just idles. give it gas and I can hear the internals spinnin in the tranny but the wheels no move. So hurting.

Luckily I was in a spot where I could pull off and park it. Had to take the morning off work to get it towed home.


Just when I finally got the engine running good and proper my hurting transmish has to pop. Dammit.


So first thing I check when I get home is the tranny fluid. I was wondering if maybe my t5 had leaked it all out and burnt up inside. When I took the top plug out tho a little fluid ran down so thats not what happened. I guess it just couldnt take the 350... Also when I got home I tried the gears out again, I can feel it pull as I ease out the clutch in 3rd, 4th and 5th- but 1st 2nd and reverse are definetly gone.

So now after I just got my car all back together and running right I gotta rip into it again. Im probably gonna be getting the T5 rebuilt. I called all the auto wreckers on the Island and all they gots is V6 T5's.

89vert
05-15-2006, 11:56 PM
are you sure its tranny and not the rear, you should be able to get going in 3rd

79 Z28
05-16-2006, 02:43 AM
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manchesterbeast
05-16-2006, 10:00 PM
yea, I moved it in 3rd gear today. Had to burn the clutch pretty good to do it tho, since i was moving it up my drive way. Ive started taking it out already. All's I got left is the 4 bolts that hold it to the bellhousing.

383TA
05-16-2006, 10:22 PM
check the vancouver island buy sell, i have seen a few t5's in there. I sold my t5 a couple months ago, for $500.

manchesterbeast
05-18-2006, 05:55 PM
good call on the buy and sell there. I found one and am gonna go check it out later tonight...

formula mark
05-18-2006, 06:01 PM
the CIA did this to you, they know that you know :hs:

allpontiacs
05-18-2006, 07:36 PM
It was Elvis, man

manchesterbeast
05-18-2006, 08:37 PM
after driving out all the way to meitchosen, it turned out to be a mustang t5. the guy was like 'well it came out of a chevy.'

but he didnt really know for sure cause he wasnt the one who took it out. it had a 10 spline input shaft and the tail end of it looked different too. the shifter was closer to the main gear box. what bunk.

Looks like im getting mine rebuilt...

383TA
05-18-2006, 11:22 PM
after driving out all the way to meitchosen, it turned out to be a mustang t5. the guy was like 'well it came out of a chevy.'

but he didnt really know for sure cause he wasnt the one who took it out. it had a 10 spline input shaft and the tail end of it looked different too. the shifter was closer to the main gear box. what bunk.

Looks like im getting mine rebuilt...


just look at the bellhousing pattern chevy and ford are completely different. where was it located? meitchosen?wheres that?

manchesterbeast
05-19-2006, 05:55 PM
it didnt have the bellhousing on it. Meitchosen is on the outskirts of Victoria, on the way to Sooke.