T5 advice

[32coupe]

Originally Posted by Ziggster

I have the orig Ford truck trans that came with my 59A “industrial engine”. IIRC, that bearing retainer will not fit the Ford WC T5 I have. This is why I ordered an all steel new bearing retainer and had to have a sleeve machined for it so I could use an early Ford TO bearing.

You could have ordered the S10 T5 Bearing retainer as it will fit on any T5 and you could have used the Speedway sleeve. However as I posted above pressing a sleeve in the throwout bearing hub Like Cornhusker does is a better idea than pressing a sleeve on the retainer IMO anyhow, Far less likely to have troubles down the road as many guys who put real mileage on their cars have with those type of setups. On the Bond adapter it uses a original early ford bearing retainer and it fits over a s10 T5 bearing retainer perfectly and bolts to the adapter plate just like it bolts to a early ford transmission.

[Ziggster]

Originally Posted by 32coupe

You could have ordered the S10 T5 Bearing retainer as it will fit on any T5 and you could have used the Speedway sleeve. However as I posted above pressing a sleeve in the throwout bearing hub Like Cornhusker does is a better idea than pressing a sleeve on the retainer IMO anyhow, Far less likely to have troubles down the road as many guys who put real mileage on their cars have with those type of setups. On the Bond adapter it uses a original early ford bearing retainer and it fits over a s10 T5 bearing retainer perfectly and bolts to the adapter plate just like it bolts to a early ford transmission.

Not sure what you are referring to? Could you please clarify? When I went down the road I did, I contacted MDL, Speedway, Hanlon Motorsport, and posted on here and the HAMB IIRC with regards to my dilemma of using a Ford T5 with the early Ford TO bearing. The only solution suggested by all was to use a sleeve on the bearing retainer/TO hub.

[32coupe]

Originally Posted by Ziggster

Not sure what you are referring to? Could you please clarify? When I went down the road I did, I contacted MDL, Speedway, Hanlon Motorsport, and posted on here and the HAMB IIRC with regards to my dilemma of using a Ford T5 with the early Ford TO bearing. The only solution suggested by all was to use a sleeve on the bearing retainer/TO hub.

Here is a pic of Garys (cornhuskers kit) look at the throw out bearing. He presses a sleeve in the throwout bearing hub that fits on the T5 bearing retainer rather than pressing a sleeve on the bearing retainer to fit the early ford throwout bearing.

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by 32coupe

Here is a pic of Garys (cornhuskers kit) look at the throw out bearing. He presses a sleeve in the throwout bearing hub that fits on the T5 bearing retainer rather than pressing a sleeve on the bearing retainer to fit the early ford throwout bearing.