How do junkyard T5 transmissons sell for?

[88 Fox GT]

How much do junkyard T5 transmissons sell for?

Looking for a possible junkyard tranny to rebuild and put in my car. My tranny is making some pretty bad whining noises and it's my DD, so I will need something else to rebuild so I can just swap them out. What would I expect to pay for a tranny? What are they worth?

 

[GTOreturns]

Turkey Sammich will know. He just put a junk yard tranny in his beat up stang. It has (the tranny) 150,000 miles on it.

 

[Turkey Sammich]

Turkey Sammich will know. He just put a junk yard tranny in his beat up stang. It has (the tranny) 150,000 miles on it.

Actually it was NOT a junkyard transmission.

I bought it off of a guy that bought a 91 LX with 117K on it. The guy was just going to do an H/C/I on the 302, but decided, that he wanted more power and a Tremec instead of a WC T5.

Now, to answer the question on this thread... A used T5's can be bought for as cheap as $100 in a junkyard. The local junkyard where I lived wanted around $140. However, when buying used it's a hit or miss. Good luck

 

[2000xp8]

Here in NJ expect to pay $400+ for a good operational one, and $150 for one that needs a small parts rebuild.

 

[Darkwriter77]

Just be sure that you know which T-5 you're getting - if it's a 4-banger or a V-8 version. You can use either one, but for the four-banger T-5, you'll need to use a different pilot bearing (search around a little and I'm sure the part # is still listed in a couple of threads - IIRC, it went into an odd 80's Ford Ranger, like a turbo diesel or something along that line).

Autozone sells "used" (basically junkyard) 4-banger trannies for $200 plus shipping. I've seen T-5's listed for as cheap as $50 on Craigslist ... but again, you'll have to know what you're buying before you go trying to plug that sucker in there. (Maybe bring along a spare pilot bearing to see if it fits over the input shaft with any slop, or if it's a snug fit...?)

 

[88 Fox GT]

Thanks for the responses. I'm going to do some looking around before long. I would rebuild the one I have now, but I don't know how long I want to be out of commission.

I uploaded a video recorded with my phone, so turn your sound up to be able to hear the audio. It shows basically how bad my whine is getting. I think it's louder in the video than in real life, but you get the idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1O3KUiTu94

 

[2000xp8]

If it's whining, don't rebuild it, it's done.
Small parts rebuild is minor, synchros, blocking rings things like that.
You probably need a main or input shaft, which a t5 is NOT worth.

find one that grinds lightly or pops out of gear, and have it rebuilt.

 

[Darkwriter77]

Nice pseudo-charger whine ya' got going, there.

Doesn't sound like an input shaft bearing to me. Mine had more of a rurr-rurr-rurr-rurr pulsating/growling sort of sound when it was going out (shaft was warped/bent, either from abuse or prior idiot's install during AOD-to-T5 swap). A hardened input shaft for my T-5 only ran right about $100 shipped from Hanlon Motorsports, and the bearing wasn't all that much extra - knocked 'er down onto the shaft with a closely-sized steel pipe, a block of wood, and a deadblow hammer. I wouldn't consider a T-5 wasted due to an input shaft; a MAIN shaft, however, might be a different matter, altogether.

Ever drained/changed the fluid to see if you've got metal shavings floating about?

 

[88 Fox GT]

Nice pseudo-charger whine ya' got going, there.

Doesn't sound like an input shaft bearing to me. Mine had more of a rurr-rurr-rurr-rurr pulsating/growling sort of sound when it was going out (shaft was warped/bent, either from abuse or prior idiot's install during AOD-to-T5 swap). A hardened input shaft for my T-5 only ran right about $100 shipped from Hanlon Motorsports, and the bearing wasn't all that much extra - knocked 'er down onto the shaft with a closely-sized steel pipe, a block of wood, and a deadblow hammer. I wouldn't consider a T-5 wasted due to an input shaft; a MAIN shaft, however, might be a different matter, altogether.

Ever drained/changed the fluid to see if you've got metal shavings floating about?

Yes, I changed the fluid just tonight. The old fluid was kind of dark and might have had a metalic look to it.

 

[88 Fox GT]

So what the hell does it mean when every gear but 4th is whining loudly? 4th gear doesn't make a peep.



Also, what are the difference between the V8 and 4 cylinder transmissions besides the different pilot bearing? Are they weaker or what?

 

[2000xp8]

So what the hell does it mean when every gear but 4th is whining loudly? 4th gear doesn't make a peep.



Also, what are the difference between the V8 and 4 cylinder transmissions besides the different pilot bearing? Are they weaker or what?

Means the trans is a pile of junk, like i said earlier.
My did the same thing, and then one day, boom, all i had was 4th gear.
Call hanlon, they will tell you on the phone that it's gonna take about $700-$800 to fix your trans (parts and labor). When a trans that pops out of gear or grinds would take half of that.
I've been through it, and my buddy fixes them at his shop, a trans whining that severe just isn't worth the money.

 

[88 Fox GT]

Means the trans is a pile of junk, like i said earlier.
My did the same thing, and then one day, boom, all i had was 4th gear.
Call hanlon, they will tell you on the phone that it's gonna take about $700-$800 to fix your trans (parts and labor). When a trans that pops out of gear or grinds would take half of that.
I've been through it, and my buddy fixes them at his shop, a trans whining that severe just isn't worth the money.

God damnit. I called every salvage yard near me and I got immediate "nope don't have any". A couple of them acted like they actually looked though and a couple told me they are "rare" and hard to find.

 

[Jaswir]

i went to one around my house, and the guy said 700 for it... never been rebuilt or even knew the condition that it was in...

i told him flat out hes crazy!

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

I work at a salvage yard and I have sold every single V8 T-5 trans for 750 dollars since 1999. I included the bell housing and shifter. No harness, no mounts.

 

[daddystang]

88 FOX GT, PM me when you get a chance I've got a T-5 in need of a small rebuild for sale. I'm at work right now. I'll get back to you. I live in MD.