T5 Bellhousing to AX15

[JMark]

Hello Again folks,

I've about had enough of my T-5 , second Transmission i'm on and this one is giving the dreaded bearing whine.

Got my hands on an AX15, but having a touch of confusion regarding if i can drill the bellhousing to take the novak adapter. They say that you can drill/clearance to fit and it would be a direct bolt-up for the T-176 .

I'm planning on using this adapter, i'd rather keep the mechanical clutch linkage.

Adapting the 1976-1986 AMC Bellhousings to the Jeep AX15 & New Venture 3550 Transmissions

Here's a pic of my T-5 bellhousing, is this going to be an issue? Should i track down a T-176 BH?

 

[Lumpy Grits]

Bearing 'wine'-
May I ask what oil you are using in your T-5 ?
Have you talk'd to Novak? That's what I would do since they make the adapter.
LG

 

[JMark]

Had Dex3 in there, still whined, swapped with 80w90, whine is quieter.

Put UV dye and checked for leaks, none found thankfully.

Whine is in 1-2-3 and 5, not in 4th.

Spoke with novak, they were supposed to fax directions, but the fax didnt come through, will try again tomorrow.

 

[orange150]

I'm confused, do you not have the bellhousing for your AX15?
The AX15 is a direct bolt up to the AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l ..

 

[Lumpy Grits]

Had Dex3 in there, still whined, swapped with 80w90, whine is quieter.

Put UV dye and checked for leaks, none found thankfully.

Whine is in 1-2-3 and 5, not in 4th.

Spoke with novak, they were supposed to fax directions, but the fax didnt come through, will try again tomorrow.

Dextron ATF and 80w-90 are not the correct oils to use!
AMC learn'd this the hard way --------
Use only 75W-90 syn gear oil in the T-4 or T-5 . I use Valvoline in mine.
LG

 

[Bent]

I think some of the AX15 came with an external slave cylinder. It would be A LOT cheaper to find a good bellhousing and put a new slave cylinder on it.
The AX15 is already longer than the T-5 and you need a clocking ring for the Transfer Case . An adapter plate will add another inch.

 

[JMark]

Update:

So the novak adapter worked with a bit of modification.

Had to drop the bellhousing, drill it and then use the bolts they provided + some threaded rod to fit to the adapter.

The bolts they gave had clearance issues so i basically made studs from the adapter to the bellhousing to hold it together. fitment is +/- .002 and i was able to easily mate the bellhousing up to the engine.

Transfer Case goes in tomorrow night and i get the drive-shaft back Wednesday. Should be good to go at this point.