TKO rebuild

[sn95gt19]

I HAVE REBUILT A 3550, which is basically the same except for the output shaft. when you say that you blew third gear, did you take the trans apart yet, or are you going off the fact that it is just messed up in 3rd? i blew out the 3-4 shift fork, 1st&2nd gear sliders, and the synchro's. i only had the trans in for 6 months also(but i drive it like i stole it everyday, so i know it was my fault) if you did take the trans apart already, you do need to replace the cluster, if the teeth are messed up from the blown 3rd gear(did the same thing with a t-5) about the output shaft, i dont think you would need to replace that unless its bent, all the gears come off the shaft.