Jaguar JT5 5 Speed Transmission Copy Cat Repair

[@yourealwaysright6770]

Very humble,don’t think I’d be so complimenting to someone stealing my ideas. Great videos,enjoying them

[@Kurrific]

An all too common occurrence these days; many people would rather figure out ways to pick someone else's pocket, rather than educate themselves and come up with an original idea. Great info as always Paul. Watching your videos and reading your Muncie book have enabled me to repair several transmission projects with confidence.

[@unclequack5445]

Not all builders are near as good as you are Paul we can easily see you are very serious about what you do ''The best'' starts to come to mind here.

[@GearBoxVideo]

Thank you

[@vw4x4]

GREAT video....... I've seen a ton sloppy workmanship like this these days. Glad to see you pointing this stuff out like I do...

[@GearBoxVideo]

Thanks

[@barabbus-]

Brilliant teacher. Thank you for the upload.

[@ArmstrongRacing]

Great video Paul. I’ve never come across any counterfeits like that for Toyota’s. But I do see the cheap synchronizers and bearings all over the internet. I followed your lead and build my own kits. 👍🏻

[@DougHanchard]

Superb presentation of why details matter. I hope one day you take up the challenge and explain why the Ford / ZF 6 Speed used in Ford Light Trucks are notorious for destroying 2nd gear and why they are almost impossible to rebuild economically.

[@GearBoxVideo]

Because ZF doesn't want people doing repairs and their parts are super expensive. Sorry I decline the challenge.

[@DougHanchard]

@@GearBoxVideo Don't blame you for ONE second. :-) But the question remains, why are they breaking. Design or type of materials or...

[@falfas55bgas]

What a wealth of knowledge!

[@saulsandoval2313]

A true master of the trade. Thank you. 👍

[@SvcGlobal]

Thank you Paul , I love the clarity of your speech and the video content.

[@isbcornbinder]

I am a retired mechanic. I understand. Great Video. I will look forward to the next one.

[@ThePapa41]

Great presentation and very thorough explanation of proper servicing techniques!! Louis S.

[@RichardMichaelOwen]

Paul, interesting to learn the history of the 5-Speed conversions. You are truly the godfather of 5-Speed Jaguars and you treat the competition with respect. Interesting to know that the first Eagle's had JT5s before making their own. Curious to know your thoughts on changing rear end ratios 3.54 (USA), 3.31, 3.07, and 2.88 in lieu of a 5-Speed.

[@GearBoxVideo]

People seem to be OK with putting a 3.08 in the car. The stock 4 speed has enough 1st gear to actually work well with the 3.08

[@Ausblack]

Amazing work, love your dedication and focus on these jobs. Regards from Australia.

[@NH1969GOAT]

I always learn from your vids, thanks!

[@jasoneyes01]

I'm facinated how you handle unfortunate situations. There are some clever machinist in the UK, I guess not this time!

[@kittypigeon]

Awesome! When the video starts with, "...I wanna show you something..." Serious face, demeanor and tone, you know it's gunna be something good!! LOL.

[@davidmiller9485]

OMG that wobble at 4:37 ish. Wow that input shaft has some issues, be it a bearing or what!

[@drubradley8821]

That was clever!!! Well done, again, I learned something!!! Thank you! Dru

[@danielmlinac3479]

Love your videos.. keep up the great work

[@RobertKohut]

Nice!!

[@printerandscanner]

Monster of a genius for transmissions. Jesus H. Tapdancing Christ.

[@465maltbie]

Could you do a video on how you set and measured the pre-load? You mentioned it in your video but I would like to see more detail about it. Or is this something you covered in a previous video? Great presentation on the problems that come from copies of products. Charles

[@GearBoxVideo]

If was covered in a previous video. The one of the stabilzer plate

[@marcuscrammer4317]

Entertaining videos as usual! I have a question you might be able to answer, I've recently bought a 70 mustang with a 4-speed toploader. While manouvering it around in the garage the transmission locked up kinda. I was selecting first gear but the car would just stall and not move at all, is it somehow possible with a toploader to have two gears engaged at the same time? Otherwise it runs and shifts nicely. It's got a new hurst shifter (installed by po). Thanks Marcus

[@danielmlinac3479]

Can you do a T56 video

[@GearBoxVideo]

Please see www.5speeds.com/requests.html

[@danielmlinac3479]

@@GearBoxVideo I understand, sorry no offence intended, love what you do.. and thanks for the vids you make.👍

[@henrywindsor7037]

I might want to send a t56 one day, just gotta break my current one first

[@jamest.5001]

Do you have the T-5 overhaul kits avalible? I need one for my 89 f body trans, I need your steel counter shaft retainer also. I may need some shift components also. I was a bit rough on the trans at the END!!! Great video!!

[@GearBoxVideo]

See www.5speeds.com/cart. Use the notify button on the kit to be emailed when back in stock.

[@idoaricha]

Why did you put back the plastic speedo gear and not upgraded it to steel?

[@GearBoxVideo]

They had an oddball speedometer driven gear setup. I did not want to risk stripping the driven gear because it was possible that even though they copied my speedo gear design, could be a different pitch and tooth profile. Understand?

[@t5montecarlo]

Well done, Paul. Did you reinstall the counterfeit extension housing? I noticed the depth of the teeth on the reground gear appeared substantially shallower than on the OEM gear. Was the mainshaft 5th gear also reground?

[@GearBoxVideo]

No. They made a new one. I reused the extension.

[@monkey6841]

What techniques/tools do you use to clean up these gasket surfaces? I’ve used a dremel with brass wire wheel and it seemed to work well but I was wondering what the general consensus is?

[@timmilus84]

Interesting fact is that BW themselves did a similar thing with the .8 5th gear. They took the .68 (59T I think) and cut it down, then reground it for the 53T. The numbers are crossed off and new ones are stamped below them.

[@GearBoxVideo]

Never happened. Could have been the same forging blank. Thus same forging number. BW never reworked gears. The rework here is done because of a simple lack of tooling or desire to invest in tooling

[@timmilus84]

@@GearBoxVideo I guess that would have been a better description. The 4 different .8 sets I have from both OE boxes and aftermarket built (a couple by you actually) all have the numbers in that manner. It's just interesting and like you said in the video, it's a good approach.

[@GearBoxVideo]

If you are in the UK it's possible you got some of these reworked gears. Reworking them IS NOT a good idea. These have had serious failure and noise issues. There is a video on my KZbin channel that shows you the different factory .80 sets compared to the new set I made, which by the way has been copied by a few other companies as well.

[@Pete-in-Essex]

I have seen two ( dead - cracked castings) copycats of your E TYPE 5 speed box. Both have creeped in into the UK via a back door from CHINA, Pete in the UK..

[@GearBoxVideo]

So what you are saying is that the UK company is having their casting made in China?

[@Pete-in-Essex]

The company? What UK company, the crap conversions I've seen were fitted outside the UK, One was in a vehicle from Spain I believe, not done in the UK. Not sure about the other. I will try and find more info on this..

[@GearBoxVideo]

I don't want to mention company names contact me by email and I'd be more than happy to send you links

[@southernspeedltd5671]

Great video Paul! Are you still manufacturing the JT5 kit? If so can I purchase one for a 3.8 S1 roadster and how long's the league time? Thanks Stu

[@GearBoxVideo]

Currently I am not making that kit

[@southernspeedltd5671]

@@GearBoxVideo Ok thanks Paul. Who's transmission kit would you recommend then?

[@GearBoxVideo]

I don't have any recommendations

[@Roy_Godiksen]

This was really fascinating. It's sad that you can't sell your product to the British market. But could someone buy one straight from you, or is it U.S only, no exeptions? (i'm just wondering, i don't have the car for it :-)

[@GearBoxVideo]

I did sell to the UK market but stopped because of UK Jaguar owners support of the copy. There are better conversions in the UK using different transmissions and several companies with unique and different approaches to choose from, but as long as several counterfeit brands exist, I won't sell or participate in that market.

[@mglamarmd1]

I need to pull the engine and auto trans in my 1971 V12 to reseal it. I want to add EFI and upgrade the auto trans. I am looking at a 4L60E. Opinion?

[@GearBoxVideo]

Johns Cars from Dallas has auto conversion kit

[@michaelr6205]

Can you share with us what type of sealant is best to use?

[@davidmiller9485]

if your referring to the sealant around where a gasket would go, he uses an anaerobic sealant. It's red and sets up without Oxygen. Great stuff.

[@philipmacduffie7612]

Paul, Im curious, did they copy your name on the casting? The respline looks super small like 1". Did they still copy the chrysler seal and have a monster thick companion flange? Like .350 wall?

[@GearBoxVideo]

No may name is not on the casting. They used some oddball non standard bushing and seal. I designed the system to use a standard Ford C6 seal and bushing so it can easily be sourced. The output is smaller than 1 inch

[@philipmacduffie7612]

@@GearBoxVideo I can believe an output that small holds up. Some guys must be just cruising in those cars. Also somewhat of a plug but buy your 5th supports from paul. There are tons of others and I have used some. Paul's actually fits correctly and his peelable shims will change your life.

[@stottpie]

Do the overhanging cover bolt flanges present an issue on a typical application (like a 302w), or is it only an issue on the Jag bellhousing? I didn't realize they overhang like that.

[@GearBoxVideo]

All applications

[@ahmadkamali8547]

Thanks exlnt

[@maldo72]

Great technical channel In anther video you should give a shop tour and some background about yourself....

[@GearBoxVideo]

People have been asking about it. There are a few shots of the place. I'm actually cleaning things up because I have piles of parts that need to go into storage

[@maldo72]

@@GearBoxVideo yes would definitely like to see the shop ...

[@Man7rah]

@@GearBoxVideo I'd also like a shop tour

[@jamescoulson2576]

I'm new to your channel from the UK. I was sadened to hear that your good work was copied and that you lost business as a result. However, I'd be willing to bet that your extension was copied in China, not UK. 'Kin Chinese copy everything. No excuses for UK companies buying the copy though rather than direct from you. We sold/gave away most of our engineering ability years ago and it would surely be cheaper to buy direct from you rather than cast copies and machine new parts in this country. Cheaper labour in China makes all that work viable though. Interesting channel, good work.

[@GearBoxVideo]

Actually no. I am aware of the foundry and company in the UK that did this.

[@jamescoulson2576]

@@GearBoxVideo Oh really? I'm suprised at that, very naughty. I'm a Land Rover guy and we have all kinds of trouble getting good parts - aside from over-priced genuine. There are copies everywhere, sometimes they don't even fit. Even worse are companies that sell you OEM but it turns out to be a patterrn part.

[@GearBoxVideo]

You need to understand something. Somebody didn't copy this in China and then decide to sell it to people in the UK. This was a transmission we use to sell to a few companies in the UK and then they decided to make copies of my castings. It was initiated by several UK companies, cast in the UK, built in the UK with crap parts and at times represented as mine. It is still being sold by several companies today. When you brand a part that is not authorized or authentic that's what we call counterfeiting in the US. Possibly in the UK you can get away with that but in the US not so much when it comes to automotive. Anyone can make replacement parts. Just don't represent them as OEM.

[@jamescoulson2576]

GearBoxVideo Yes, I understood that after your first reply.

[@TheHauserce]

Do you have manual transmissions for a 1976 Jaguar Xj6 coupe? (has the 4.2L)

[@GearBoxVideo]

Nope

[@nickstrong4593]

What do you use to clean silicon from surface?

[@GearBoxVideo]

I use scotchbrite by hand, or copper scouring pads. I do not like using anything air powered

[@nickstrong4593]

OK, thank you.

[@mrvv8337]

I see three people so far saw the reason why their slightly cheaper transmission does not work.

[@sadiknadaf930]

Good

[@CostelloPlays]

🙂

[@johnrobinson357]

I'm sure you know about the imitation and flattery thing, but when the copy is sub standard and due to name association damages the brand. Yeah, it's pull out time. If it was not lucrative it would not have been copied in the first place. Sorry you had to lose that market. If i have learned anything about your practices, if it is not correct you will not do it. So look at it this way, integrity has lasting value Paul.

[@gavendb]

Christopher Walken teaches how to rebuild transmissions.

[@GearBoxVideo]

Transmission needs more cowbell!

[@gavendb]

subscribed!

[@alltheboost5363]

Your website is down

[@GearBoxVideo]

Make sure you go to www.5speeds.com

[@alltheboost5363]

@@GearBoxVideo just tried again.. all it says is redirecting and it keeps trying to redirect me I never actually comes up.

[@alltheboost5363]

So I just tried again but I did it under Firefox and it works but if I try to do it under a Google it doesn't work... weird.

[@gregnewsome8895]

I just clicked on the link and it worked fine here.

[@GearBoxVideo]

Clear your browsers cashe and history.. It's possible you spelled it wrong and chrome auto filled the misspelled site.

[@mobbybege1770]

Paul, i think you are giving those copycats too much credit. Couldnt they have just stamped those numbers on a crappy repo gear?

[@GearBoxVideo]

No. The numbers are not stamped. The blanks are forgings which most aftermarket gears would be solid blanks.

[@immikeurnot]

Clear silicone sealant? Who even uses that!? Seems like all the best silicone sealants are grey...

[@GearBoxVideo]

There are no best silicone sealants. I haven't used that stuff in a decades. Obviously they did.

[@randytravis3998]

a carpenter and a plumber would use clear silicone good painters would not because you can not paint over it .. should not be in a garage tool box ..if your a mechanic ..

[@stuartcookie133]

Wow its usually the chinese that steal a great idea and ruin it for the guy who spent hours of late night wrenching to perfect his dream. I feel for ya!

[@DrewLSsix]

That’s just naive, before the Chinese and other eastern nations became the center of this type of activity there were countless knockoff manufacturers in the first world. They were ironically the first people to be run out of business by the Asian industry.