Input shaft ???? on T-5

lxnospower · 04-05-2004, 08:39 PM

Just a ? about the input shaft on my t-5 , I have the motor out of the car and was cleaning the engine bay up a little. I went to wipe the grime and sh** out of the belthousing and i grabed ahold of the input shaft to pushed on it back and forth to see if there was any play from side to side and up and down. Well there is a very small amount of movement from side to side and up and down ( not much at all ! ) My question is , is this normal?????

thanks in advance

zane 85 · 04-05-2004, 09:49 PM

Yes it's supposed to have a small amount of play. It shouldn't be tight.

buddha · 04-08-2004, 07:03 PM

How much play are we talking about here? It should be VERY minimal.....may a few thousandths. The input shaft rides on a roller bearing/race setup. If it's somewhat sloppy, I'd be thinking about a rebuild, or at least a new bearing on the input shaft which can be done fairly easily.

lxnospower · 04-09-2004, 12:20 PM

looks to be only a few thou , thanks again

04-05-2004, 08:39 PM	#1
lxnospower Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2	Input shaft ???? on T-5 Just a ? about the input shaft on my t-5 , I have the motor out of the car and was cleaning the engine bay up a little. I went to wipe the grime and sh** out of the belthousing and i grabed ahold of the input shaft to pushed on it back and forth to see if there was any play from side to side and up and down. Well there is a very small amount of movement from side to side and up and down ( not much at all ! ) My question is , is this normal????? thanks in advance

04-05-2004, 09:49 PM	#2
zane 85 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: rising fawn, ga Posts: 8	T-5 Input Shaft Yes it's supposed to have a small amount of play. It shouldn't be tight. __________________ 302 roush 200 heads ported with comp beehive springs ford z-303 cam performer rpm intake with custom 750 carb 4.10 gear 5 speed with c-4 with trans brake in the works

04-08-2004, 07:03 PM	#3
buddha Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Washington, MO Posts: 327	How much play are we talking about here? It should be VERY minimal.....may a few thousandths. The input shaft rides on a roller bearing/race setup. If it's somewhat sloppy, I'd be thinking about a rebuild, or at least a new bearing on the input shaft which can be done fairly easily. __________________ 93' Cobra with a cogged NOVI 2k, R331

04-09-2004, 12:20 PM	#4
lxnospower Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2	yep looks to be only a few thou , thanks again

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