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I am looking for a front bearing retainer for 2005+ T5 manual. This part is discontinued by Ford. Anyone have a used one or know where I can get one? Thanks!

I picked up a T5 and decided to replace the input shaft shaft and output shaft seals. The T5 was sitting around for a long time. I found some corrosion on the seal surface and I manged to polish it out but not all of it. I was thinking about filling it up with ATF and let sit vertically for...

I need to get a new gasket for my Hedman Hedders 88400. I did a 5.3 LS swap in my S10 and LS uses Multi-Layered Steel (MLS) header gaskets they seems to seal great and re-usable. Mr. Gasket makes type for SBF and cost only $18. They are Rectangular Ports, 1.12" x 1.48". My motor is...

It has been a while since I posted on this forum. I am not making or selling anything. I have posted this on couple of other forums and this is not for everyone. Some of you have manual steering and I though you might like to see how added electric assisted power steering in my 1964 Falcon...

I finished rebuilding my 8.8 and ran in to a axle issue. My 8.8 is out of an Explorer that was narrowed and putting it in an old Falcon. I have no end play on Drivers side and have about .030" axle shaft end play on Passenger side axle. Since I have same size axles on both sides, I swapped...

Do the 5.0 timing cover have a stepped dowel or special sleeve on drivers side ? Is it supposed to be loose? The driver’s side of the timing cover has a step and the dowel is too small and there is a big gap. The hole on the passenger of the timing cover is straight through and the dowel fits...

I have read and it seems that people have had mixed result with timing cover gasket and water pump gasket. Some people put them on dry and some with little bit RTV and then the gasket. I am not too crazy about the Fel-Pro's blue paper gasket. Fel-Pro makes a really nice timing cover gasket with...

My 5.0 refresh is complete with GT40 heads, TFS1 cam & stiffer springs from Alex Parts. I am not too sure about my roller lifters which I am reusing. Not sure what went through the Explorer 5.0 but all of the lifters have tiny grooves on them. I can feel it with my finger nail. The old lifters...

I may have created a burr or a ridge during dis-assembly on bottom of #4 piston bore. I noticed my rotating assembly was tight in one area. I did honed the block with a ball hone. Since the engine was assembled, I tried to use a brass punch and tapped it lightly and it broke clean off! I guess...

Can some one please let me know a good source for quality Foxbody V8 T5 input shaft ? They are several source on eBay but not sure of their quality and most likely they are imported. Thanks Waid

I have seen several hydraulic clutch kits for the foxbody 5.0 with CNC or Wilwood slave but not come across one for the SN95. The foxbody kit will not work since the clutch fork is at a different angle. Has anyone converted a 3.8 V6 with T5 to an external slave hydraulic clutch ? What external...

Rock Auto has DNJ Chrome Pistons Rings for about 1/2 the cost of others. Just wondering if anyone used these for their 5.0 ? Thanks

I want raise my compression from 9:1 to 10:1 in my 96 Explorer 5.0 with GT40 heads which is for street use only. I don't mind using premium fuel in my carburated 64 Falcon. I will be taking the block to the machine shop and have it bored 0.030 over and deck the block. I will also take the heads...

I sold my 250,000 miles block due to too much ridge and bought another one with 150,000 miles. After stone honing and flex honing, here are my number below. I used a digital dial bore gauge and took 3 reading 1" from the top and another set of reading toward the bottom. The number 7 needed...

Looks like the consensus on my 250k 96 Explorer motor is to have it bored 0.030 over. After long hard thought, I have decided to ahead and spend some money to get the bored 0.030 over and get a valve job on the GT40 heads and upgrade the valve springs. The Piston and Ring Kits I am looking...

I know that the V6 T5 Bellhousing will bolt up to a 5.0 V8 but the V6 starter will not engage the V8's smaller flywheel with 157 teeth. The V6 used a larger 164 teeth flywheel but it will not bolt up to a V8. Why not use a 164 teeth flywheel from an 1989 F150 Truck 5.0 V8? A 1989 F150 with a...

I am trying to find out what kind of material is my top piston ring which was on my 1996 Explorer 5.0. When I removed the piston rings, in my rebuild, the top one came out intact but all of the bottom one broke which I can assume are cast iron. I even bent in pretzel and would would not break...

New guy here. I am rebuilding my 5.0 with GT40 heads out of 1996 Ford Explorer with 250,000 miles. What inspired me was the article in September, 2008 issue of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords. Ford Mustang Short-Block Engine Rebuild - Recession Special Part 1...