marlyman

Yeah so I recently been noticing some winding noise / friction in the transmission ..same noise most cars make in reverse like a winding noise..? hard to explain but i have been tuff on my 1st gear .. might be low on liquid? hah if only that simple but i am gunna get under there an pump some tranny fluid to make sure...i recently bored out / rebuilt this 88Lx motor but the T5 had about 160K on it an im sure its been ran hard the whole time...how much would a rebuild like ballpark cost? Out here in napa,ca if helps?

mjr46

overhaul kits cost around 200.00 = bearings and blocker rings and aall the little extra things needed, it may need bearings, 1st is most noticable as it'll spin faster , hence amplifying the noise

Bubba 95SN

Do the work yourself and use extra money saved for some go fast part. Bubba

mjr46

that's to say he has the tools and know how...

FivePointOhh

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not hard but you gotta know wtf you're doing or you'll have problems.

1990lxhatch

A T5 is absurdly simple to rebuild in the world of tranny overhauls. You will need a few special tools like bearing splitters, a slide hammer, seal drivers and a press. If you have never taken a tranny apart - do yourself a favor and pay someone to do it. If it is most noticeable in first, I'd say input bearing, countershaft bearing or pocket bearing. Pocket/Countershaft would go away almost 100% in 4th.

Just pray your 1-2 synchro hub isn't screwed up. You will have to replace the outputshaft IIRC and that will not make a rebuild a cost effective repair.

marlyman

Cool i appreciate all the help - an sounds like it must be the pocket bearing or countershaft bearing being that my noise is gone 100% in fourth..i mean i can barel hear it once out of first..but i feel like a rubbing in the tranny when my wheels move..even in nuetral.....i seen a fully rebuilt T5 on craigslist recently for like 950 bucks is that an okay deal? i mean the guy says he put in little under 750 worth of parts and the hours he put in makes him not want to sell under 950...u think that would be more reasonable then a rebuild kit for 200 bux + tools + time/headache?

mjr46

you can buy a new one for around 1100-1200...pass on the 950.00

Tony71502

What kind of fan do you have? When I was a car newbie I thought my tranny was whining.... what was it? The flex a lite aftermarket fan. It made so much noise from air turbulence I thought the tranny gears where whining.

After a set of underdrive pulleys my car was quiet as a church mouse.