T-5 Builders come in.

[EXTRPR50]

I have built motors and installed them, etc. pulled out a valve body and installed a shift kit, etc.
I want to try to rebuild my 93 t-5. Is this a hard procedure? Can I buy a rebuild kit and get in it? And are there any good instruction links?
Thanx, and if anyone has any time or mental health saving tips, Im all ears.

 

[Hawkeye_306]

I rebuilt my t-5. It still works, so I must not have screwed it up too bad.

You will need a press and some “half moon” gear/bearing supports to hold the gears/bearings as you press them off of the shafts. I borrowed a cheap harbor freight press from a farmer, and borrowed gear/bearing half moon supports (I do not remember the technical name for them) from a local shop.

That is all you need that is beyond what you probably already have in your toolbox (for disassembly and assembly). You are supposed to have a dial indicator to measure shaft end play in order to set some shims correctly. I tried my best with a digital calipers. I think I was secretly hoping it would shell out so I could have an excuse to buy a 6 speed, but it continues to hold up.

If you have trouble removing the steel NPT plugs in the cast aluminum casing, heat them with a hand held propane torch until red, hit them square on with a hammer while they are still hot. Wait for them to cool, then remove them with ease.

 

[blackened88lx]

Like mentioned, you will need a press, a few differerent pullers, and a dial indicator setup. It would also be a good idea to get plenty of shims for both the input shaft and countershaft when you get the rebuild kit. I actually ended up making one of the pullers because I couldn't find something to work. The whole deal was actually pretty easy, and it's really rewarding when you're done. Here's the two links I used to rebuild mine.

These guys have a lot of parts and sell an instructional video on how to rebuild a t5.
http://hanlonmotorsports.com/
This is the tremec service manual on the t5. I used this the most.
http://www.ttcautomotive.com/English/media/pdfs_autogen/T-5_Service_Manual.pdf
There's some good stuff here too.
http://www.pomoforacing.com/tech/T5Rebuild2002.pdf

Feel free to let me know if you have any questions. Good luck