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The cheap shifter for a GM T-5 tranny is a shifter from a Chevy S-10 pickup or
Blazer. It will place the lever straight up. The Camero shifter will be at about
a 15` angle to compensate for the rotated trans location in the Camero, & is not
a good choice. The arm on the S-1- will be too long, & it may not come up in the
tunnel hole just where you want it. What I did was cut off the original lever
very close to the base & have a MG lever welded to the stub. This is the time to
have any bending done.
Jim Stuart
Timothy Duhamel wrote:
> Glenn;
>
> You will need to obtain a GM yoke to fit your transmission. I know I bought
> the transmission end from my local speed shop. I don't remember whether I
> got the other end at the same time/place. You can get this from a bone yard
> as well. Check there for a shifter too.
>
> With these parts, I brought the B rear yoke and these GM pieces to a
> driveshaft shop. They will need to know the length you want for the
> driveshaft. You can tell them flange to flange or yoke to yoke. You should
> specify a wall thickness of at least 1/8" and a diam. as large as the B
> shaft or better. The GM yoke is designed to slide in and out of the trans
> tail in the same manner as the slip section on the B shaft. Some claim that
> a good machine shop can makeup a drive shaft without balancing. My
> experience is that it's worth having a properly balanced shaft. Typically a
> shop that provides shoes and suspension parts for trucks will be able to
> prepare the drive shaft. Cost is about $125-$150 not including yokes.
>
> Tim Duhamel
>
> October brings with it a new sense of fortitude and determination for
> driving with the top down! Is there any other way?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Wake074@aol.com
> Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 10:41 AM
> To: mgb-v8@autox.team.net
> Subject: T5 shifter question
>
> Sorry for the constant barrage of questions over the last few days, but I
> guess that is what the list is for. Maybe I'll eventually be able to
> contribute something useful as time goes on.
>
> I received my T5 trans from an 86 Camaro yesterday. It looks to be in
> pretty
> good shape, but I have a few questions.
>
> 1. It did not come with any kind of shifter. I know that there are after
> market performance shifters available for the T5, but I really don't want to
> spend the 200 they cost. Does anyone have a shift assembly for sale?
>
> 2. On the tailshaft side of the trans, all I have is a very short splined
> shaft sticking out. I know this is going to be a newby question, but isn't
> there supposed to be a U Joint yoke attached on this end? Where would I
> find
> such a part? Please remember, that the only car I have ever worked on is my
> MG, so every non-MG is new ground for me.
>
> 3. How much and what type of fluid should be put in the trans?
>
> Thanks again for all the help.
>
> Glenn
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