white93pony

i ordered a rebuild kit for my trans and when i got it in the synchros were all brass i was told that only my 5th gear has a brass synchro. all the rest of the stuff (bearing, shims, etc) are right will it be ok to put these brass synchros in or will they hurt it?

94gtcoupe

who told you that only the 5th was brass???? who ever it was don't listen to them

white93pony

allfordmustangs.com

94gtcoupe

that who u bought kit kit from??? and how much

white93pony

no i bought the kit from brenspeed for $150 also the trans in my car is outta 85 model from what ive read it is only good for 265 lbs torque should i be rebuilding this trans or look for a different one

15austin

I thought the 5th is the only brass ones. The 1-4 might be brass but they are a different color with sometype of fabric, or something in the middle. 5th is different from 1-4.

94gtcoupe

you have the non world class t-5, which is weaker and harder to rebuild... personaly i would look for a worl class t-5 and rebuild that... my knowledge of rebuilding a t-5 stops with the world class i no very little about the non WC....all the syncros are different sizes and 1-4 does have a material in the middle (helps slow the gears down faster) but they are all brass, they are this way because you want the blocker ring to wear not the other parts... so yes your syncros you have are normal (atleast from a WC stand point) and you should deal with www.ddperformance.com they're rebuild kit is 210 ish shipped but they are very knowledgable, kinda, and have great customer service.... i picked up a steel bearing retainer from them (live 30 min. away) and when i got home i relized they gave me the wrong part, so i called them and the dropped the new part off and picked up the old one free of charge... they are the only people i get parts for a t-5 from great quality parts no problems with any of the trannys i built yet

white93pony

no mine is a WC i run the #s off the tag and its a WC outta 85 gt ive already tore it down and it has the steel w/fiber lined synchros on 1-4 and a brass on 5

94gtcoupe

WC did NOT have steel blocker rings they are brass with carbon fiber linnings.... and the WC wasn't made till 86... so if you pulled it out of an 85 then it wasn't the original tranny in it... i uses brass rings on all the trannys i build for people and i haven't had anyone call and tell me that they are having problems.....

was there breaings under the gears on the main shaft??? and if it does have steel rings then it has been rebuilt b4... steel rings are a bad idea anyway, since the gears are also steel the steel rings will cause the gears to wear as well, thats why they where made from brass

white93pony

i diddent pull it from an 85 the #s on the tag come up as an 85 model it was already in the car when i bought it the #s are 1352-126