removal of t5 inspection plate

[Disturbed_vegeta]

i found out my t5 for my stato was leaking so i decided to remove the inspection plate so i could seal it up again but now i cant get it off or on!:bang: and also the input shaft spins freely now. and ideas?

 

[Reaper]

i found out my t5 for my stato was leaking so i decided to remove the inspection plate so i could seal it up again but now i cant get it off or on!:bang: and also the input shaft spins freely now. and ideas?

Which inspection plate are you referring to??? Is it in or out of the car? Input shaft spinning may mean it's out of gear???

Reaper

 

[Disturbed_vegeta]

its the plate that is over the top of the gear box...not the one that covers the flywheel etc

 

[HDT_aero]

try rotating the output spline slightly

 

[Disturbed_vegeta]

tried it lol...im probli just gonna get a gear box shop to pull it apart and seal it all up so there wont be any drama later on. hopefully they wont slug me to much

 

[FusionX]

tried it lol...im probli just gonna get a gear box shop to pull it apart and seal it all up so there wont be any drama later on. hopefully they wont slug me to much

Wise idea, as it houses all the gearchange forks. Get something wrong lining it back up and you will be missing half your gears as I have found out before.

 

[Morton]

To get the inspection plate back on, you have to disassemble the gearbox.

1) You have to remove the selector housing (four bolts)
2) knock out the slide pin for the shifter socket thing, and remove that with the ball bearing
3) unbolt the extension housing from the gearbox body, and remove that

Then once it's all apart, clean up all the sealing surfaces properly, and shove it back together carefully.

Getting the selector forks to line up properly on the gears is an absolute kick in the backside. I never want to do that again

 

[Disturbed_vegeta]

aww i dont think many joints are open over the new years break..so ill have to do it myself. so when you say selector fork morton..what part is that?

 

[Morton]

In that first picture, it's the THIRD part from the left, the one upside down with the two semi-circular parts and the long thin bit. Those two forks have to line up with the synchros on the layshaft in the gearbox.

 

[Disturbed_vegeta]

hmm where abouts is the ball bearing...and i do i have to remove the spilt pin thing under the shifter plate thign?