Manual Questions (ERGENT)

[EDXR6T]

hi all got a few questions

1. how much trany oil will i need to fill the T5
2. the clutch cable goes under the block yes?
3. plus how do ppl get to the top left Gbox bolt IT'S IMPOSSIBLE :p

number 3 is ergent so if n e one has any idea's or know how to get the sucker off plz post strait away

cheers

[wanabelowner]

1. it is in your ford manual .. it is about 1.9 litres
2.yes it can .. but yeh just soo it fits !
3. when i fit T5's put the bell housing on first .. makes the job 1000 times easier or .. like .. 400,000 extion bars and a uni joint on it ..

[wanabelowner]

and maybe got the gearbox down a lil .. ?

[FRDXR6]

1. Dexron II 1.9L
2. Yep under the block, should be a clip on the steering gear housing to hold it in.
3 No idea.

[Stevo]

4. LOL @ ergent

[OED666]

if you have a trolley jack, and a piece of timber, jack the front of the motor to it will tilt the motor, allowing more access to the upper bellhousing bolts. also you will need a million extensions. only tilt the motor enough to allow access.

this is how rollin put my gearbox in.

when you get it in pat, ill teach ya how to drive a manual ;) need to put the 3.45 LS in too. you'll be a drift king in no time

[Damo]

Pat the way I did it was crack it loose with a heap of extensions and a uni on the end then undo by hand, but yeah it's a pain in the ****. Also what OED said helps heaps, undo the rear crossmember bolts a bit so it drops down. Good luck!

lol John, don't teach him how to break diffs now will ya. :P

[niko]

get alot of UXTENSION

[EDXR6T]

lolyer fully ergent bro:P

all good boy's auto's out i got the top bolt off with the spanner after all:P

just a bit of a squeezbut yer got with
lol john yer fully hektick drift king:P o yer still waiting on that diff

manual goes in tomoro so il ave some updates or more questions then

[efgiar]

do it without the gearbox on its alot easier

[Rollin]

I reckon its easier with the gearbox in one piece...

take the tailshaft out, gear lever off, clutch cable off, undo the mounts for the exhaust, undo the two 13mm bolts that hold the gearbox in (while supporting with a jack) lower it until the engine mounts are taking the full weight of the box.

unplug the wiring harness, undo the starter motor and push it back a little (helps to take off a battery terminal too, otherwise you get sparks :P undo all the bolts (using long extensions) except one of the bottom 13mm ones. put an extra stand under the harmonic balancer with a block of wood on top to hold the motor on the angle it is with the gearbox hanging off it.

support the gearbox in the middle and undo the final bolt, wriggle the box backwards and down, then do whatever you have to do, and put it back together in the reverse order...

[MADED-6]

yeah i did it the same way that ROLLIN said it. and when u put the manual in odviously put the flywheels and clutch in then the bellhousing and then the gearbox. should be all sweet.

[efgiar]

its only 4 extra bolts for the box onto the bellhousing, and its alot easy and dont have to squeez ur hand up the trans tunnle to try and line the socket up. but if u cant get to the top bolt with the box on, undo the 4 bolts and try that

[Rollin]

I go around the side of the bellhousing rather than try and rach along the whole gearbox to put the socket on - when the motor is on an angle there is room.

Also, IMHO its harder to line up the throwout bearing and the spigot/input shaft splines than just the input shaft splines and some dowels.

[Damo]

yeah rollin is on the money, I have done it both ways and separating the bellhousing just creates more work for yourself. The T5's don't weight much anyway.

so did you get the sik re t5 in yet uleh Pat, or did you get drunk instead. :P

[EDXR6T]

well people

T5 IN :sm_headba
got it done about an hour ago in the shed. Dam it's hard wen u only got 2hand's:P

been wunting this since i got the thing. just like to thank every one that helped me with info and cheap part's cheers!!!!

Plus i got a rebuilt 3.45 LSD diff coming to keep her company
for some drifting: i mean Driving action. :
O and a short shifter in a few week's :eclipsee_

Any way went with the bellhousing off the box method
and yer worked out great. no problem's everything worked out smoothly
.bit of a pain trying to get the dam thing in to the spidot bearing buy you'r self and a jack:P

all she need's now is the break peadle cut, mal' wood pin on proper. plus run the clutch cable.
Does it loop thru them gear box mounted thing's on the side of the block.to the bellhouseing
Or under them?
And were the he'll shoulde this cable mount go. :
Plus tail sharft need's to go and water and coolent back in to the system.

Changed rear welsh plug to a new copper one and replaced the rear main seal.

renewed some stuff like NGK spark plug's, new lead's, dizzy and rotor button. Been needing to freshen up the spark department.plus a well need'd oil change :
pritty cr4p !

all i need 4 it now is.... . a license :
Cheers
pat.