I messed up my 5th gear syncro and I took it to a shop for an estimate. They told me $680 labor and $500+ for parts. This does not seem right to me. I have read where there are shops online that will entirely rebuild a T56 for like $700. How hard is it to fix this problem by myself? Is a manual tranny more dificult than an engine rebuild?
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Wow that's high. That sounds more like a quote for a complete rebuild.
I have used this place before for a T5. http://www.southerngearco.com/
FYI the synchro is about $20. I bet that the gear would have to be pressed off to get to it (5th) though. On a T5 you can get 1-3 off without a press but 4th gear has to be pressed off to get to that synchro.
BTW you can't really do anything to damage a synchro. The float around and are only used during shifting.
Also BTW I just replaced my clutch assembly and what I thought was a bad synchro for 3rd gear has gone away. I don't think the clutch was releasing all the way. All the rest of the gears were fine.2002 Electron Blue Vette, 1SC, FE3/Z51, G92 3.15 gears, 308.9 RWHP 321.7 RWTQ (before any mods), SLP headers, Z06 exhaust, MSD Ignition Wires, AC Delco Iridium Spark Plugs, 160 t-stat, lots of ECM tuning
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Originally posted by Jeff 95 Z28Wow that's high. That sounds more like a quote for a complete rebuild.
I have used this place before for a T5. http://www.southerngearco.com/
FYI the synchro is about $20. I bet that the gear would have to be pressed off to get to it (5th) though. On a T5 you can get 1-3 off without a press but 4th gear has to be pressed off to get to that synchro.
BTW you can't really do anything to damage a synchro. The float around and are only used during shifting.
Also BTW I just replaced my clutch assembly and what I thought was a bad synchro for 3rd gear has gone away. I don't think the clutch was releasing all the way. All the rest of the gears were fine.1999 Ram Air Trans Am. M6
SFC( not sure what kind), drilled/slotted rotors, K&N air filter, all free mods, 3" Borla cat back exaust, electric exaust cut out, NGK spark plugs, royal purple motor oil, and Zaino .Maybe more. I find more stuff done to it everytime I look at it.
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Originally posted by LS1 TAThanks for the information and suggestions. I can shift from a lower gear to fifth, I just can't down shift into fifth. As time goes on, getting it into fifth gear is beoming harder. Does this sound familiar to anyone?Eddie
2000 M6 Trans Am
Tune+exhaust=344WHP
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If you'd like to see how difficult it is to disassemble the T56, and the special tools required, take a look at the T56 repair manual. Shoebox has it on his website:
http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#t56Fred
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