Hey all,I cracked open my trans to make sure everything looks good before throwing it in my car and noticed a couple things that I wanted to double check about. Also, it appears it has been apart before since there was black RTV around the case.1. I noticed on the idler pulley (the small one...

This info is provided by @twicks69 Backstory : My transmission was sent to a shop and no longer shifted when I got it back. It was "stuck".Check dumb stuff first. Reverse light switch should have a 1mm crush washer under it; if it is missing it will be jamming 5th/Rev shift rail. Same goes...

Alright so to make it short, my current tranny is grinding when I shift in 3rd and 4th so I'm planning on rebuilding one of my spares to swap in next summer.It's a f5m33 transmission out of (I believe) a 1990 talon fwd turbo. I found a rebuild kit on Jacks Transmissions for all the synchros...

I was doing a general rebuild, but found that the oil guide is broken and as a result 5th gear has been damaged. As no one seems to carry the individual parts any longer, not even Jacks, I have considered just getting another F5M33 tranny and parting it out.I have found a quite a few between...