T-5 Transmission Final Assembly and Updates

It was a few months back that Paul Cangialosi came to my shop and rebuild my T-5 transmission. At the time, we didn't have all the parts we needed to complete the rebuild. Paul sent me the parts I needed and in this video I install them.
I also took the opportunity to repair the damaged threads in the case.
In many ways this is a "mini-rebuild" of the T-5 Transmission. For the full version check out these links.
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[@Weirix]

"Nothing like a good old fashioned drill and suck." Oh Eric. Lol. There's a reason I keep watching your videos.

[@GearBoxVideo]

Great Job Eric!

[@SvcGlobal]

Great Job Paul!

[@integrahomeinspectionsllc9616]

Hi Eric...I know this is an old video but I wanted to thank you and Paul for doing this series. I just completed my T5 rebuild and used your collab video as a step by step guide. I watched the series twice prior to cracking it open and then referred back to it during the process. I felt completely comfortable and prepared because of those videos. I used Paul's master rebuild kit and had to replace the 1-2 slider, second and third gear due to dull synchro teeth. I feel a great sense of accomplishment after my first transmission rebuild! Bonus...I now have a hydraulic press in my garage for future projects!

[@sunshineisfine2]

I dont know why I watch your vids... I dont work on vehicles, but you make it seem so darned easy... I used to be the girl sitting there watching my dad work on our vehicles and handing him the tools. That is where my interest started, and you seem to be a lot like him...of course that was years ago. Besides I love those toys you get to play with. Great video. Cheers.

[@ericthecarguy]

I certainly appreciate your viewership. If I could make it work, I'd have you hand me tools through the computer screen. That would be kinda cool actually. Thanks for the comment.

[@AaronAverett]

+EricTheCarGuy You could conceivably cherry pick a few guests to show up and hand you tools, or maybe do a Fixing It Forward vehicle owned by a young person, and have him or her help you work on it. I'm sure the logistics of filming that are non-trivial, but I'd watch the heck out of. Regardless, I'm loving these transmission videos. Super fascinating.

[@sunshineisfine2]

+EricTheCarGuy LOL I was thinking of how to photoshop a pic doing that...lol.

[@lineartechbd1600]

Eric, like you, I never knew the secret to teflon tape but then I went to the mountains and met with this old Teflon tape master who lived alone with the secret. After twenty years of meditation he finally showed me the secret. The secret is to thread the fastener into the tape. In other words, don't roll the tape around the threaded part, thread the part in a clockwise motion as you hold the tape near it and you will see what side to hold the tape on. Just thread the fastener into the tape.

[@joe2mercs]

Paul has been a good teacher to a diligent pupil

[@witchcraftauto]

Utterly amazing at the detail of this re-rebuild! Nothing like knowing that something you are putting your heart and soul into is being built correctly.

[@themfknightrider420]

nothing better then a stick shift.great video

[@ericthecarguy]

Thanks.

[@chadharmon5716]

+EricTheCarGuy never laughed harder Eric "drill and suck" 😆

[@DaCoder]

Super excited to see how the Fairmont turns out.

[@BadBart2217]

+Sean “S3EN” Slater Can't wait for it's return to the drag strip.

[@inspyral02]

I liked how the Helicoil section of the video was edited to still feel fresh even though you already did a separate video about the process.

[@ericthecarguy]

+inspyral02 Thanks for that comment. I appreciate your observations.

[@akquicksilver]

Just found your channel today. I've been an industrial turbine mechanic for the last 30 + years and I am retiring next month. I still love wrenching and I enjoy your videos. Let me add, you do not have a vocabulary limited to four letter words (rare indeed on UTube) like most mechanics. After listening to that from other mechanics for last few decades, your conversation is refreshing.

[@ericthecarguy]

Thank you!

[@manrightchea]

Such a highly skilled pleasant, and positive mechanic, and a great camera man and assistant. You guys are the greatest, you literally made a very technical and difficult job with simple. Thanks as well to Paul for his great tips and knowledge. Great video overall.

[@joe2mercs]

The camera work is great, zooming in and concentrating on the important bits. So much better than a POV or fixed mount. Great video.

[@ncc74656m]

Eric, the look on your face when you said "Drill and suck" absolutely cracked me up.

[@TrueBlueEG8]

+katie_incredible Hmmmm, some people always head straight to the gutter.....

[@dbarefoot84]

That roll pin being hammered in on 5th gear (23:00) was very satisfying to watch.

[@timpender812]

Having a transmission apart is nerve racking . Great video .

[@lilmanjeeps]

+timjamie pender Probably not so much if you have Paul Cangialosi on speed dial lol

[@ReclusiveMountainMan]

Paul is the man and myth! COngrats on the rebuild, Eric! That video that you guys did together is gold.

[@MrNotorius5500]

Another great video for all enthusiasts of the automotive world. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, experience, and contributions Eric.

[@reneneron2971]

You learned well from your own video. Transmission looks / sounds awesome. To reduce the risk of metal filings, cover your bit and tap with the assembly lube you have on the bench; the filings will stick to the lube and also helps to reduce friction. Your vacuum works, but the lube trick works when you cannot access the back side of the hole or we having to repair a part in place. For the sealant, you are using far too much...replace the nozzle from another container (such as an empty gear lube bottle) with a circular end. Last, your vice looks Greta, but make yourself a set of non marring jaws using pieces of scrap l-shaped aluminum...gravity will hold them in place and you can take them off anytime you don't need them. An old timing belt also works well to make some non marring jaws.

[@fuzzy19111]

I watched the vid with Paul@ GearBoxVideo He knows his stuff could rebuild that trans in 30 mins! Cant wait to see Oliver come to life! Stay dirty Eric!

[@fooey88]

Love this video. Camera dude got some great shots for some of the hard to see/close up work!

[@MichaelGedies]

+Peter Indeed! Brian does a wonderful job

[@BrianSmith-lo3mj]

It shifts like a dream. That was an awesome instructional video. I can't wait to see this manual transmission in action.

[@TheDrunkardHu]

That's a beautiful car. You're doing the world a service by making it run.

[@ElectoneGuy]

Transmission work is mind boggling.

[@ericthecarguy]

+Audioquest56 Automatics, yes. Manuals aren't so bad really.

[@Brandonvscars695]

Cant wait to see it in the car and running, #FairmontProject is gonna be an awesome series of videos

[@amtpdb1]

If you put grease on the drill and on the tap, most of the chips will be held in the grease. Grease and the vacuum would be a good combination. Thanks for the video.

[@rhkips]

I'll probably catch some flack for saying it, but I've done thread repairs on aluminum housings without drilling them first. Just gotta be super-careful and make sure you have a good quality tap. :] It's awesome to see the trans going back together and getting ready for use! I'm really looking forward to this project! :D

[@fomoco1454]

"A good old fashion drill & suck".....LOL Damn Eric!

[@jamesmaxwell4447]

Watching a guy like eric be very ginger and almost scared in a way makes paul's videos even more impressive.

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

Look at you- dismantling, repairing, and reassembling that T-5 like a Boss :)

[@Mrnicguy00]

drill and suck lmao! That was just as funny as Eric presenting his polished shaft for inspection, lmao!

[@kirbyf7007]

Hey Eric! When I'm using those heli-coil's I like to put a little anaerobic thread locker to the outside of the insert to prevent them from backing out later on down the road.. Paul is right about the anaerobic flange sealants instead of RTV.. Loctite 510.. GREAT STUFF, albeit expensive.. Just my preference.. and the larger tube has a round dispenser instead of the flat ribbon type.. just FYI.. I really like your videos, keep em coming!

[@SamnissArandeen]

Ketchup bottles for motor oil, I've got to try that sometime. If anything else, it should be a good name for a car-themed rock band.

[@buggsyspam]

+Samniss Arandeen When you look for them, if you want the clear ones I found them by the salad dressing and vinegar.

[@AGuysGarage]

heck ya, thank you for bringing in the MML (man myth and legend) for the rebuild video. Love what you do. You keep posting and i will keep watching, fabrication on project cars, fixing it forward, or doing a brake job. I'll be there =)

[@wombat696969]

Always enjoy your clip Eric.

[@bikeholy]

Eric. you are such a wonderful ARTIST! Thanks for sharing great video. (Brian you too !)

[@SteveRobReviews]

Well done Eric, I know for sure I can't do that. 👍👍

[@alexgreen6966]

Planning on rebuilding one of these in the feature for my Mustang, thank you for the upload!

[@rehlek]

man if you ever stop making videos is the day i will stop watching stuff on youtube, keep up the great stuff!

[@ericthecarguy]

+rehlek High praise indeed. Thank you.

[@zman9749]

Eric, it's my understanding that the shift stoppers are not suppose to touch the shift lever during normal operation. They are to be set just a bit out from the lever as to be a power shift excessive pull or push fail safe not an actual contact point for the shifter to hammer against on a daily basis.

[@charlottelichtman90]

The best years of our life

[@alislom94]

Eric the car guy that's a professional work I like it you doing great thanks alot....

[@seeya205]

That impressive shaft just slide right into the box.

[@movingupautodiagnostics8645]

Wow... This video is awesome, thanks Eric.

[@MustangSkar]

I Love this series. I have a 5.0 Mustang, and this is awesome. Thanks Eric for the info buddy!

[@alward9901]

O K thanks Eric , I will check the video again , yea having a senior moment .

[@ozzstars_cars]

the kung foo move is the way to get it done! haha Nice fix

[@FrenchValleyAirport]

Great work! I thought it would be a mess to disassemble it all again, but you made it look easy.

[@ericthecarguy]

+David G It wasn't really that bad. Paul is a great teacher.

[@cloud8746]

"It will run!!!" thats what I tell myself everyday about my project haha.

[@jetjazz05]

Today on ETCG: How to vacuum the inside of your Ford transmission! lol... I got a chuckle out of that.

[@kennedy67951]

Eric, you should have used lock tight on the thread inserts. when the trans heats up the bolts will be loose. They will back out over time and then transmission problems start happening. Just my opinion. Have a great day.

[@GearBoxVideo]

+James Kennedy We use threaded inserts almost on a daily basis for thread repair on transmission cases. I never had that issue.

[@Harrythepot]

Nice job Eric! Fair play for having a go yourself. 👍

[@festol1]

Finally it is done!!! Cheers. And by the way, those 2 first vídeos were awesome!

[@MrPryor16]

love your vids man only just found this channel but must have watched all ur videos already

[@johnivkovich8655]

24:30 that is an overly large portion of locktite. A dot will do the job, overloading the threads can hydraulically expand the case causing those thread problems you earlier corrected. Nice video.

[@benjass8552]

Can't imagine how nerve racking it can be to assemble something like this for an audience like yours. 1 small little thing that you may do different than others people will tear your head off lol.

[@ericthecarguy]

+Ben Jass Don't I know it.

[@jesperdahl1486]

Hi Eric I have been watching your videos on and off for years today I watched the metric videos you did last fall, there were many good point in the videos and the comments I am European (Danish) which brings me to the question why does most Americans refer to SAE bolt sizes by thread diameter and to METRIC bolt sizes by head size Keep up the good work Jesper

[@DoRC]

I think this is the first time I've seen you nervous when doing a job:)

[@ericthecarguy]

+Kenny Downs Yea, it's a little daunting following in Paul's footsteps.

[@steveloomis4086]

He admitted it is a 6 cylinder transmission and in later videos he says he will use a different transmission. Paul made the build believable.

[@professorpizza69]

I hope Eric Sees this! I just want to say, where were you in August with the T5? haha! I had to go all by myself building my T5 for my Mustang project, and now that I'm finished, you go and make an awesome video(s) about T5's. I never checked my shift forks or syncros. The T5 will never let you down, Eric. I love these videos man.

[@ericthecarguy]

Sorry I didn't get there sooner. I'll try harder next time. ;)

[@professorpizza69]

+EricTheCarGuy hahaha you're awesome my good sir

[@akquicksilver]

When you apply Teflon tape hold the roll in your right hand with the taped feeding off the bottom of the roll. This keeps it short and manageable. Teflon tape was designed to seal pipe thread and it will seal (somewhat) bolt or straight thread if you use enough and there isn't any pressure behind it.

[@ericthecarguy]

Thanks for the info.

[@89nissancrawler]

Actually, it wasn't designed to seal the threads. It was designed to lubricate the threaded joint so it could be tightened more, allowing the tapered threads to seal themselves. Now with crappy Chinese threads, people layer it on to try and make things work.

[@akquicksilver]

Interesting, thanks.

[@yeahwerepthesamesmartech7113]

I watched the other videos part 1 and 2 and thought damn its gotta come back apart, but that wasn't bad, hope we get to see what it goes onto

[@ericthecarguy]

Paul is a great teacher.

[@yeahwerepthesamesmartech7113]

+EricTheCarGuy yea, if your watching and reading, shout outs to paul on showing all us young grasshoppers how its done

[@timsmith854]

I would give my left one for a hoist. It makes working on a car so much easier.

[@kennedy67951]

Eric, I believe the blue lock tight is the tread sealer and the red lock tight is the thread locker. Am I right? Let me know. Thank you for the video Eric. Nice job

[@stevenm367]

I'm so glad something else other than FIF...

[@jasonfoster5560]

Excellent video Eric.

[@der_pinguin44]

Yes, Eric, that excites me.

[@IHcubcadet]

Nice job Eric!

[@livingwaters7841]

would love to bring my 89 satng to this guy to teach me rebuilds on the T5 and 302

[@mikedrz]

Your shift fork B Busted. haha

[@mudslinger704]

great way to start my birthday. good video Eric.

[@ericthecarguy]

+mudslinger704 Happy birthday!

[@mudslinger704]

thanks Eric!

[@Wizzanker]

Seems like green loctite would be a good idea on the helicoil thread inserts.

[@ericthecarguy]

+Josh Rizzo It's not recommended by Helicoil that you do that.

[@DementedButtHole]

I only use the green one on OHV cam bearings °∆°

[@thetrico]

like I told you in the other vid, helis are not the better way, anyhow you can upgrade this tecnique cleaning the threaded hole with brakecleaner and pour a drop of heavy loctite to ensure it. When tapping in areas where you are scared of the debrees, put a little bit of sticky grease and the chips will stick to the tool. Cheers.

[@johnsaum1260]

You must have been a used car mechanic like me. Lol

[@danielpindell1267]

Good Job Eric, I can't wait for the next video :)

[@gokartbuyer]

To prevent the shavings from going into the transmission you can put some thick bearing grease on the drill bit and the tap so the shavings will stick to it. Used this method to Heli-coil spark plug threads on an f150

[@ericthecarguy]

+gokartbuyer A few people suggested that in the Helicoil video. Thanks for the info.

[@MrSquirrlee]

The LFA -159 Flare plug can be found at Lowes or any other hardware store. Just remember its a 3/8" Flare plug because not every store carrys the Watts brand so the LFA (watts) might be a CL (proline) or something different depending on the brand..

[@GearBoxVideo]

+MrSquirrlee 3/8 Flare plug use a 5/8-18 thread. There are places that carry hex plugs with that thread size as well.

[@thesalvistyle5802]

What works best to keep shavings out is grease. You put grease on your drill bits and on your taps and all the shavings will stay on the bits and taps.

[@akquicksilver]

I forgot to mention, my wife had a Fairmont identical to yours when I first met her.

[@ldangussca]

When you took off the speedo gear, I saw you hit your finger, and thought "Yeah I've done that before!" Sounds like a topic for a video... lol

[@ericthecarguy]

I've hit my hands countless times. I think we all have. Part of swinging a hammer I guess. Thanks for the comment.

[@ldangussca]

NP. You know, just finished the video and I had another thought. Could you do a video about sealants/loc-tite/etc? I work in Avionics and we deal with hundreds of types of sealants, cure times, application methods, minimum working times, and temp and humidity has an affect on them.

[@ericthecarguy]

+Thomas Jackson Funny, I think I've had this request about 3 times this week. Honestly, I'm very wrapped up in making videos of this build and will be for some time. After the car is complete, I plan to take a little break. After that, I'll look into your suggestion. Thanks for making it BTW.

[@ldangussca]

FINISH THE BUILD!!!! Totally looking forward to that! And you deserve a break/vacation!

[@AttilaThebung]

There's a reason they get called thumb detectors

[@sacooper802]

the neutral safety switch and reverse light plug holes are not a 3/4 thread or whatever you called it, they are metric threads! they are 16mm x 1.5 pitch plug, reference McMaster-Carr# 4936K928

[@Felix311311]

This is so awesome i could watch it ten time's :D

[@aserta]

Nice. One step closer. :D

[@sherpajones]

I've done the drill n suck before. works great.

[@ramonpagan695]

thanks for the video Eric

[@lightningsmokerXx]

ERIC - my barber has the same dancing Elvis you do....but it is not broken. (ps the owners dad who started the barber shop , his dad actually cut Elvis' hair )

[@harveyellis6758]

Nice job & very informative!

[@jayyoutube8790]

What were the shims and pins left on the table after you put it together? Lmao, kidding.. 😉. I am however looking forward to seeing this project completed.. Good job

[@chetabumposess09]

The teacher of an automotive course I did said a funny way to remember the 4 strokes of an engine: suck, squeeze, bang and blow.

[@AttilaThebung]

It's only funny if you're immature

[@ericthecarguy]

+Kalel Pruitt I think there's a RoadKill T-shirt that says that, or it was a show they did a while back.

[@Enrique2k52]

Like always, Execlent video, Thank you.

[@ericthecarguy]

Thank you!

[@smcic]

"This is surgery, gotta stay clean" 😅

[@unclequack5445]

Eric I really bet you wish you had the 2nd gear when Paul was there Huh? I would have done the same thing you did, I actually like the 302 and T-5 combo I would prefer a pick up but the car is just fine.

[@martinmoeller123]

you should use lock tight when installing coils.

[@chuckster56633]

you rock man

[@DarrenCoull]

Eric, please put a label on the gear shifter saying "No Oil" - might just save you a load of heartache!

[@ericthecarguy]

+Darren Coull If you really think I'm not going to put oil in it after all this work, I'm really not sure how to respond to that.

[@DarrenCoull]

+EricTheCarGuy While I don't doubt you will remember, the excitement of trying out something new gets the better of us from time to time! :-)

[@ericthecarguy]

+Darren Coull Good point.

[@johnsmith-sw7ii]

Nice job!

[@Makapo3791]

Hated the T-5 in my S10. Replaced it twice with junkyard units. You'd think they'd hold up better behind a 2.8L.

[@DoRC]

Helicoils are ok but I started using keyserts a few years ago and never looked back. The are more expensive but I feel they are just better all around.

[@therealuncleevil]

+Kenny Downs Genuinely curious, what about them makes you feel they are better exactly?

[@DoRC]

I like that they are a solid piece of steel and that they get positively locked into place. I've had helicoils do weird things like back out etc

[@therealuncleevil]

Makes sense. I've never actually used either, just figured it'd be good to know for future reference.

[@DoRC]

Nothing against helicoils though. In general they are great cheap and actually available at an auto parts store.

[@GearBoxVideo]

+Kenny Downs Applications where you are going to be taking bolts back out, such as a valve cover. Keyserts are great. In a transmission the bolt is getting torqued and hopefully never removed. Remember helicoils whether you know it or not are still used in mil-spec operations.

[@arose460]

use grease on the tap and drill. it holds alot of the shavings.

[@3rdpwrn]

Hello Mr ETCG. In a previous video, you showed the rims & tires for you Fairmont project. Who makes those rims? Thxs.

[@LasseHuhtala]

Hey Eric, did you put in an annotation in the original video about the inch-pounds correction?