My 32 Project - T5 Problem Resolution

Here are the first pis of the car outside ....
 

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Great pictures, Tom. Nice detective job, too. These T5 conversions are a nice way to really drive our old Fords, but not without problems. The myriad of different application the T5 was used in, certainly provided as many small subtle changes to the same basic transmission. Some day, they'll all be cataloged for others to reference back to.

Your experiment helps get one more problem solved.

Thanks to Jack and Dick for their input, also.
 
Dick and Jack really helped out and it was really Dick's good sense that convinced me to do it the right way for that peace of mind.

Sinclair - I meant to thank you as well as you really hit the nail on the head in your earlier comment. Thanks ....

OK, armed with the Fordbarn, I'll tackle the rear problem starting tomorrow .....
 
There might be some concerns with using 1/8" or 3/16" washer spacers on your ******. Keep in mind that the ****** pilots and stays centered on the adapter by the front bearing retainer outer diameter. Make sure this diameter has enough depth to keep "piloting" with the spacers in place. Otherwise, you may find your ****** shifting around on the adapter and getting out of alignment. Just a thought!!
 
The extra washer thickness was probably a good decision to compensate for hub variations in replacement discs but wasn't needed to compensate for wear. The hub won't get any thicker and the disc will wear thinner. The pressure plate fingers will come back towards the TO brg as the disc wears. You'll hgave to make a note of the changes ( dimensions) in your car diary so future owners or you won't have to go through the pain when replacement time comes around.

Keep us up to date on the rear axle issue also.
 
Dave72dt said:
The extra washer thickness was probably a good decision to compensate for hub variations in replacement discs but wasn't needed to compensate for wear. The hub won't get any thicker and the disc will wear thinner. The pressure plate fingers will come back towards the TO brg as the disc wears. You'll hgave to make a note of the changes ( dimensions) in your car diary so future owners or you won't have to go through the pain when replacement time comes around.

Keep us up to date on the rear axle issue also.
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You are right, Dave - thank you.

Of all the cars I ever bought in a somewhat or fully completed state though, I never received one bit of info on the car. We would talk a bit about it, exhange money and title and it was done. This car is one of several ground-up or nearly ground up builds that I've done and for everyone that I have sold (usually for college tuition I might add), I always supplied some kind of documentation on what I either found out or discovered and usually the discovery disclaimed what was claimed when purchased!

Thanks again for your input .....
 
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