Hours of labor to install a input shaft?

**speedracer** · 10-20-2009, 04:41 PM

The tube that the throw out bearing slides on broke on my tranny so I'm going to have a 26 spline input shaft put in... My question is if I took the tranny and all the parts required for installation to a tranny shop how many hours should it take? This guy said around 4... Seems a little high to me. Thanks in advance.

**Rodeheaver's** · 10-20-2009, 04:58 PM

should only be around 2 or 3 if its a t56..

**speedracer** · 10-20-2009, 05:16 PM

Yes T56...

**wick** · 10-20-2009, 10:04 PM

Less than an hour. About 25 minutes with the right tools. I can have the front apart in about five minutes, assemble dry and check bearing, take back apart and seal up. So yeah, half an hour total.

**wick** · 10-20-2009, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by Rodeheaver's

should only be around 2 or 3 if its a t56..

You do any T-56's yet? Almost the same front as a T-45. Nothing to it. You dont take the whole trans apart. Just the 13 front bolts and it pops apart. The tricky part is getting it back together.

**Rodeheaver's** · 10-20-2009, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by wick

You do any T-56's yet? Almost the same front as a T-45. Nothing to it. You dont take the whole trans apart. Just the 13 front bolts and it pops apart. The tricky part is getting it back together.

yesI have done a few, if you can do it in 25 minutes thats amazing... do you have the special tool to hang them from the bench or do you do it the suicide method?? Evan doing the suicide method should take at least an hour.

**sweeney1030** · 10-20-2009, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by Rodeheaver's

yesI have done a few, if you can do it in 25 minutes thats amazing... do you have the special tool to hang them from the bench or do you do it the suicide method?? Evan doing the suicide method should take at least an hour.

what is the suicide method?

**Sonic03snake** · 10-20-2009, 10:49 PM

Done a few myself, absolutely a walk in the park.

**Rodeheaver's** · 10-20-2009, 10:59 PM

your are supposed to work on those trannys while they are hanging vertical in a special tranny hanger thing so nothing can move or possibly shift around, the suicide method is when you have it lying on the bench with the front off and the tranny guts kinda hanging in the wind.. I dont know about you guys but i at least attempt to do things the right way.
And isnt your tranny not shifting correctly Lou??

**Sonic03snake** · 10-20-2009, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by Rodeheaver's

And isnt your tranny not shifting correctly Lou??

After 400 + passes, 3rd gear has issues.

**Rodeheaver's** · 10-20-2009, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by Sonic03snake

After 400 + passes, 3rd gear has issues.

i heard that.. 400 is a ton of runs down the 1320!!

**Sonic03snake** · 10-20-2009, 11:04 PM

All that is needed is a milk crate cut out to set the tail of the trans into.

**Sonic03snake** · 10-20-2009, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by Rodeheaver's

i heard that.. 400 is a ton of runs down the 1320!!

It would probably still be fine if I hadn't fumbled a few shifts over the years.

**Wolfpack Speed** · 10-21-2009, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by speedracer

The tube that the throw out bearing slides on broke on my tranny so I'm going to have a 26 spline input shaft put in... My question is if I took the tranny and all the parts required for installation to a tranny shop how many hours should it take? This guy said around 4... Seems a little high to me. Thanks in advance.

What a coincidence, I spent some time today looking at another broken TOB tube! This is a very common failure, we would charge you 1-1.5 hours labor to do both if you brought the tranny to us. Good luck either way

**wickedsnake03** · 10-21-2009, 12:10 AM

My retainer sleeve craped out at the beginning of the summer. I replaced the TOB and the retainer sleeve in 3 hours. and that was taking my good old time.

Also i would reccomend either a Mcloed or lethal performance sleeve. alot stronger then the stocl ones are

**speedracer** · 10-22-2009, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by Wolfpack Speed

What a coincidence, I spent some time today looking at another broken TOB tube! This is a very common failure, we would charge you 1-1.5 hours labor to do both if you brought the tranny to us. Good luck either way

I'd rather give a vender here the work but my issue is where I live and how much I work... The place that's going to install the shaft is about 3 minutes from my house... He rebult a T5 for me a while ago, I think he likes to strech his time on things.

**speedracer** · 10-22-2009, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by wickedsnake03

My retainer sleeve craped out at the beginning of the summer. I replaced the TOB and the retainer sleeve in 3 hours. and that was taking my good old time.

Also i would reccomend either a Mcloed or lethal performance sleeve. alot stronger then the stocl ones are

I got the lethal performance sleve.

**speedracer** · 10-28-2009, 08:02 AM

This guy has had my tranny since Thursday...

**Wolfpack Speed** · 10-28-2009, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by speedracer

This guy has had my tranny since Thursday...

Maybe he is just busy, it happens! Honestly though, it really isn't a big deal, I'm actually kind of surprised he didn't have you wait since you were bringing the tranny to him???

**speedracer** · 10-28-2009, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by Wolfpack Speed

Maybe he is just busy, it happens! Honestly though, it really isn't a big deal, I'm actually kind of surprised he didn't have you wait since you were bringing the tranny to him???

I just got the flywheel back yesterday and got the torque specs, I should have it all ready for the tranny tonight... I'll call tomorow