Action Shot #10

[Bobasaurus]

I did get the firewall adjuster and the adjustable cable. All are Steeda parts.

I actually started this entire project of the rebuild because the clutch would not disengage properly. The rebuild was planned for next summer, but my newly acquired 5.0 did not want to wait.

My plastic quad was working, but man those pawls on the adjusting mechanism were very worn.

Speaking of T5 failures, has anyone else had a T5 failure caused by a bad pilot bearing. Some mechanics I know, including my father, have had experiences with transmission failure due to pilot bearing. Low and behold, when I tore my engine down the pilot bearing was trashed. The roller bearings had left the race and were inside the crankshaft cavity. I think that caused my previous T5 failure which I had blamed on my bad shifting or the previous owner.

I replaced this old T5 with a T5z in August-2002