I need transmission help
09-03-2008, 06:21 AM
#1
Advanced
Thread Starter
Member Since: Aug 2006
Location: Gwinn MI
Posts: 80
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I need transmission help
I have an 02 Z06 which is now down to one gear, 4th. Oh, I can get it into neutral also. The car only has 27,000 miles and half a dozen track days on it. After doing some reading I suspect I am probably dealing with a bent aluminium shift fork. My local dealer has never rebuilt one of these so I'm not interested in paying for that learning curve at $90 bucks an hour. So I need a plan, but do I go with rebuilt or new? And I need a shop that knows what they are doing. I'm located six hours north of Chicago and will trailer the car. Help!
09-03-2008, 08:03 AM
#3
Team Owner
Call D&D Transmissions in Wixom, MI.
They do all T56 work. I had the Viper steel fork installed and checked out I think for $250. I took them the trans though. They have another shop 2 doors down that does the mechanical work if you want the trans swapped out.
Might as well plan for a better clutch too...considering 90 percent of the labor in a clutch is getting the trans out and in a C5 its a big job, do the clutch now. An extra 300-400 today or tack on another 600-900 in labor to do it later on.
A properly rebuilt transmission IMO is better than a factory unit. A factory unit goes down an assembly line, a rebuild is hand built and someone is probably paying better attention to what is going on.
They do all T56 work. I had the Viper steel fork installed and checked out I think for $250. I took them the trans though. They have another shop 2 doors down that does the mechanical work if you want the trans swapped out.
Might as well plan for a better clutch too...considering 90 percent of the labor in a clutch is getting the trans out and in a C5 its a big job, do the clutch now. An extra 300-400 today or tack on another 600-900 in labor to do it later on.
A properly rebuilt transmission IMO is better than a factory unit. A factory unit goes down an assembly line, a rebuild is hand built and someone is probably paying better attention to what is going on.
Last edited by NoOne; 09-03-2008 at 08:06 AM.
09-03-2008, 10:17 AM
#5
Burning Brakes
09-04-2008, 07:26 AM
#7
Racer
Member Since: Nov 2007
Location: Indiana
Posts: 291
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Before polish
after polish
I had them do the level 5 upgrade on the trans which is a polish, and some other things like better forks and some other stuff. Also did rear end and torque tube.... put in new Spec Clutch also and a new shifter,
Would highly reccomend you pull the trans and send it tp RPM...
09-04-2008, 07:30 AM
#8
Racer
Member Since: Nov 2007
Location: Indiana
Posts: 291
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
