Cost to rebuild a t56?

I have a line on a 96 Camaro unit that works but difficult to get into 3&4 gears.
It is priced right at 500 obo, but curious as to what a full rebuild ( worst cae) would run....

Thanks

Sprocket wrote:

I'm out of town and locally there is a 96 camaro t56 for 500 obo
Seller says it's ok except hard to get into 3 and 4.

Curious what a worse case scenario cost wise would be if I got it and it was hurting'

To have it done right it will be $1300 plus parts. It sounds like you need syncro's. $500 is a good deal on any t56. You might get that much selling it as a core to a re-builder. Pick this car up Jon. You will have most everything you need for the install.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/RKT56/244463478927497

This is a fairly local guy to me. He did a great job and known for his HP resistant tranny's. Many of the Vettes he does put down in access of 1000 HP.

http://rktperformance.com/transmissions/1993-2002-camaro/

Buy it now for that price, and you can alway sell it later if the rebuild becomes cost prohibitive.

I spent about a grand to redo one recently. Replace the syncros, sliders, and the glass second gear...

toomanytoyz wrote:

I spent about a grand to redo one recently. Replace the syncros, sliders, and the glass second gear...

A GREAT price and it shifts wonderfully!!

toomanytoyz wrote:

, and the glass second gear...

now thats funny right there,.
the longevity of 2nd gear is directly related to the speed of the 1-2 shift and the amount of torque being transferred,.

hmm, I see another one on my drive home for 700 that's supposed to be in good shape.

Issue is though, it's a mod out of my budget right now.....what with car insurance, etc due...
Probably call the guy (it's about 80 miles from where I'm staying but on the way home) and if he's avail Sat, go look at it with 400 in my pocket and see what happens....

thanks for the info.

Tried to get with the guy to look at tranny and had 450 in my pocket.
Mind you this was 60 miles into a 450 mile drive on Saturday.

1. It rained HARD for 400+ of those miles and was raining in the guy's town.
2. Day before says he'll meet me by the interstate, gives me exit info, etc. cool!
3. I give him the 30 minutes heads up. No answer, leave message.
4. Get to exit, pull off, call. No answer. send text this time, "I'm here."
5. 20 min later calls back and says he's running late and on the way in a few.
6. Not hungry but eat lunch so I don't have to stop later, top off fuel.
7. Watch the minutes and no miles tick by.....
8. 30 min later nothing. Call back, no answer. I'm pretty annoyed now..
9. 10 min later calls back and says his brother has the keys to the shop and can't get ahold of him, can I come back tomorrow....Um, not happening told you I was driving through...
10. Get back on road rather deflated.....

Wasn't meant to be....keep on shopping.

You'd think he would have gotten it the night before or at least made an effort to get access to it.

Oh man, that blows. Some people... Smh

Sorry to hear,was hoping you would score the trans for that 450 in your pocket!

Local CL add for camaro LT t-56 700obo moving must sell. contacted seller, waiting for reply. got me 500 in cash at the ready let's see what happens....

Fingers Crossed!

Here's his reply: it has not been rebuilt its got 70,xxx miles on it it is just the tranny no wire harness im in royal palm tranny was smooth when removed got the car swaped an auto for my girl we broke up and i need it gone no clutch or any of the slave cylinders

Question is, how much will all the rest of it cost?

You are going to need to go new on the hydraulics (GM) New on the clutch (or at least you should) a new flywheel is $100,

ACDELCO Part # 1741072 {#12559912}
CYLINDER,CLU MAS & ACTR

$112 and change.


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Flywheel - BRUTE POWER Part # 506503
Engine VIN P

$83.79
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Cetnerforce Dual Friction clutch (single disc!!)

List Price
$1,242.95
Your Price
$864.68



You can get a clutch for $200-250 but I was not happy with the chatter that came with them.

Rock Auto and Centerforces web site.

thanks Tim, that helps alot to estimate my budget.....not to mention pedals, a 4.56 rear, etc.

An $85.00 flywheel with an $850.00 clutch & pressure plate?

Just the sound of it seems wrong.

All well and good to give out options, but realisitcally, how many 6 speed cars would there be out there if everyone had to drop close to a grand in just the clutch system?

It is probably safe to say there isn't anyone else on this board with a T56 that spent anywhere near that.

Might wish to spend some time further investigating your options before running off and budgeting for that kind of coin.

It is true that some people have had trouble with some of the cheaper AutoZone type clutches, but if you need that kind of quality to keep the clutch alive, then either you shouldn't be driving a manual transmission, or you're masking a problem somewhere else in the driveline.

- J

I love you to Jay.

Lol, I thought that clutch price was steep. Guy never got back with me so either he wants more or sold it already....keep looking

Yeah, even going with a Spec or RAM clutch, you're looking at about 600 bucks... I thought the McCloud twin discs were the only ones around a grand?

And though I haven't heard good things about the Centerforce clutches, I did drive Tim's car and the clutch felt pretty nice.

Keep in mind, this is coming from a guy who tried just about every clutch and never found one he liked.

Zoom - junk lots of chatter
Performance - same clutch as zoom also chattered.
1st ram - crap - pressure plate was coming apart!!
2nd ram - different clutch ram sent the wrong one. Or was the first one wrong? They could not help me!!!!!
Centerforce ($650 from summit) was the best of the bunch. Dual friction single clutch.

And I do know how to drive.

The first two was with a dual mass flywheel so that may have been part of the chatter.

The dirty little secret is that they all start with the exact same pressure plate. Zoom, Performance, & Ram do NOTHING to change it. Centerforce reworked thiers and add centrifical weights.

toomanytoyz wrote:

Yeah, even going with a Spec or RAM clutch, you're looking at about 600 bucks... I thought the McCloud twin discs were the only ones around a grand?

And though I haven't heard good things about the Centerforce clutches, I did drive Tim's car and the clutch felt pretty nice.

Keep in mind, this is coming from a guy who tried just about every clutch and never found one he liked.

Tim is the Cinderella of clutches,first clutch chattered a little and the second chattered a lot and the third was just right!

Wouldn't that be the Goldilocks of clutches???

Yes Dammit,you got the idea!

Got email today says, he's moving in the morning, do I still want it.
Meeting him in 7-11 parking lot at 9PM......we shall see what's up.

Hope it's not another snipe hunt........

The Eagle has landed!!!!!

Now, how am I gonna get it oit of my car?
Many questions tO follow....its out of a 93 camaro i was told


How do i tell if its that good one m82 or something?

The M80 is what you want. By far the most bang for your buck.

How do I tell which one it is?

Wiki this......Borg-Warner T-56 transmission

The M28 has the best gear ratio for pur cars.

Any t56 is perfect.

And hike up your skirt and lift the thing outta there.

toomanytoyz wrote:

Any t56 is perfect.

And hike up your skirt and lift the thing outta there.

The 30 year old little red wagon comes to the resue again....

Agreed that anyone is a good one

The sticker on the top is unreadable, but the shifter casing has an F as a suffix assuming f-body.
Guy said 93 Camaro so it's one or the other. (m28 or m29). The is supposed to be a metal tag but I don't find one.
I'm kinda suspicious of how good it is as there are a few bolts missing here and there ( said his buddy's rustang needed them).

Right now though I have to toss the new startah in the wife's RMW....