tranny clutch

[mnnimrod]

First time post so bear with me. I have a 82 CJ7 with T-5 , AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l which has not been driven since 2003. Just sold my 2002 wrangler for a pickup and the cj started looking lonely so I pulled it out and got it running. Now I can shift without clutch and it won't move. I know I have one gear out of the T-5 from the days my son drove it back in 2003.

Long story short, want to make it a reliable runner. I don't do rocks or mud and mainly around town in the winter and around the lakes in the summer. Not a hard core 4 wheeler but we do get long winters and lately have had a abundance of snow.

Fix the T-5 and have the clutch rebuilt? Looking for the most economical options for my needs. If I do a tranny swap what would be a reasonable alternative that is readily available.

Thanks for your input!

 

[1986cj7]

First time post so bear with me. I have a 82 CJ7 with T-5 , AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l which has not been driven since 2003. Just sold my 2002 wrangler for a pickup and the cj started looking lonely so I pulled it out and got it running. Now I can shift without clutch and it won't move. I know I have one gear out of the T-5 from the days my son drove it back in 2003.

Long story short, want to make it a reliable runner. I don't do rocks or mud and mainly around town in the winter and around the lakes in the summer. Not a hard core 4 wheeler but we do get long winters and lately have had a abundance of snow.

Fix the T-5 and have the clutch rebuilt? Looking for the most economical options for my needs. If I do a tranny swap what would be a reasonable alternative that is readily available.

Thanks for your input!

IN my opinion I would swap to a T-176 it is a mid range tranny where you T-5 is a light duty Transmission . But since your not into much off roading the T-5 might be fine and also the T-176 is a 4 speed. I don't know what kind of gearing you have, if it is low like 4.10 or lower so the 5-speed might be better for highway running. A little more info would help in giving a good opinion.

 

[Tommy]

It seems to me that everything you have the is all you need for the type of wheeling you do. I would look into why it's not moving while in gear. Something is not engaging and it sounds like something to do with the clutch to me. It could be a broken return spring that broken when the clutch was pushed in and therefore not engaging. The clutch disk might have been saturated with oil sitting for 8 years and not engaging. Try looking for the simple things. Again, what you have in the jeep now sounds like it will serve you just fine.

Tommy

 

[mnnimrod]

I am thinking the least expensive route is the rebuild of the T-5 and figure out what went wrong with clutch. Maybe go the hydraulic route on the clutch while I am at it. I do have a mechanic that does work like this at home and his son runs a salvage yard for parts if needed. Because of availability for parts I originally thought the swap was the way to go but not knowing specifically what to get made it difficult.

To many options available.

 

[mnnimrod]

Can you rebuild a T-5 tranny with world class T-5 parts to beef it up?

 

[Kane]

Don't quote me but from what I have read, the world class has a completely different housing and there is not much compatability between the two.

 

[mnnimrod]

Thank you for the replies. I am going to drop the tranny and clutch and take them to shop for repair. Will report back what I learn after tear down and repair.

 

[Saddle Tramp]

I would ditch the T-5 for a T-176 as the T-5 is a POS. There has to be one available on Craig’s List or the local bone yards for reasonable; you may not even need to rebuild it. As it was a factory option no adaptors would be required; use all OEM parts. There are two potential issues to address. The bell housing for one as I’m not sure the bolt patterns are the same between the transmissions; both are a Ford designed product so they might be, don’t know. I do know the T-176 is the Ford “butterfly” pattern. If there is a difference between the two an OEM bell housing for the T-176 should be easy to pick up for cheap. The other issue is drive shaft length. The T-176 is 2.35” shorter than the T-5 . Logic tells me there must be that much play in the rear shaft as long as the lift is nil to mild; might need to check the front as now it will be compressed by the same. (Maybe others can weigh in on this.) The front shaft length, diameter, and splines are both the same so the clutch parts should interchange and the Dana 300 will bolt right too.