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Got a TVR front bearing retainer to swop onto the Mustang T5, this will save me a lot of machining, and will of course fit onto my Chimaera bell housing and CRB carrier. cost £90 + 7.95 post, a Chevy T5 one in the USA can be had for $20 ! and I have an idea they are the same.

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Have ordered new gearbox, hopefully arrive tomorrow, Mike-b you have a PM We will need pics ! 😎 http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad125/Devonrod1/P1140460.jpg http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad125/Devonrod1/P1140464.jpg Casting numbers say May 2015, that will do, now for the messing to ...

Mike have PM back ! Its amazing the trouble I have had just getting info about the gearbox, it arrives tomorrow by the way, half the people say its 330 ft lbs torque the other half including Tremec say its 300 ft lbs, Tremec have been useless at giving me information, completely ignoring some of my ...

Have ordered new gearbox, hopefully arrive tomorrow, Mike-b you have a PM

I think I have found the speedo housing problem, the later Mustangs used a electric sender, the early ones the housing was crimped onto the speedo cable, and looking at a youtube video, the early cables fit the T5

Mike, I have had another look at the Ebay T5 box photos, it looks like it has no circlip holding the rubber on the gear lever ? did you notice what year yours was made ? there is a number in the centre of a small round moulding on the gearbox that tells the year. they are all over the gearbox tellin...

Well its probably the ATF that killed the T5 anyway. ( well known fact for T5 and Type 9 gearboxes and even the LT77). 75W90 is way better for a T5 gearbox. Not in this case, the lack of ANY lubrication killed it, the only damage was to the end of the main shaft where the needle rollers of the firs...

Agree to all that Mike, Roadcraft have them in stock for £1620 + vat.
I have looked at shipping from the USA but most want silly postage and import charges, what with the pound to dollar !
I still cant find a Speedo drive for the box, seems in the conversions they use the one out of the old box !

Mike, this is the one that was on Ebay, is this where you got yours ? (scroll down page) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tremec-T5-Gearbox-Brand-New-/222312131650?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=DvskNT2cCrtPaUf2iMQQgUTD92Y%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc Scott, my main shaft is ...

Mike, just got that clutch plate off ebay for £50 all in !
Elsewhere they wanted £130+ £ 9.50 postage + VAT !

Now I need a new T5 gearbox, the one I am going for is the aftermarket Ford Mustang box 1352-000-251.
I have found them for sale at Realsteel, RPI, V8 Tuner and Roadcraft, the latter the cheapest.
Any other suppliers out there in the UK ?

The reason TVR used the smaller diameter bearing retainer, I guess, was so that they could use the std Rover pivot point position and clutch arm, the pivot point is exactly the same place in both planes as the Rover, the TVR bell housing is 6mm shorter than the Rover, but the TVR clutch bearing carr...