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External Hydraulics FAQ’s & Troubleshooting Solutions
Some of the questions we get here at MDL are listed below with the answers we provide to help you.
TREMEC ELITE DEALER: What that means to you
TREMEC Distributor Spotlight – Modern Driveline
Before You Install Your Transmission
VIDEO: Step by Step Installation of a Tremec TKO Transmission FAQ – shifts well when cold vs. hot. Answer: Adjust clutch. Other FAQ’s regarding Installation
TECH TALK: What is Bearing Pre-Load?
Preload Bearing Pre-load is defined as: Internal stress to a bearing through application of negative clearance is known as bearing pre-loading. What is mean when you hear: No Bearing Pre-load Allowed There is no clearance and no negative clearance of an installed bearing surface. This does not include any intended spring pressure from a…
Parts Repair & Rebuild Services
We have parts & know-how to rebuild and repair BW/TREMEC T5, T45, T56, 3550, TKO500/TKO600, 3650 / T56 magnum
FAQs
Looking for more answers for your swap? Try our Frequently Asked Questions for more insight.
Muscle-Z-Bar: High Performance Clutch Linkage
The Muscle-Z-Bar is the answer to poor performance from your mechanical linkage. Spherical rod ends, heim joints, and fully adjustable linkage rods remove the binding points which plaque mechanical linkages. As Jim Smart says in Mustang Monthly: “The vintage Mustang’s stock clutch linkage isn’t a bad design. In fact, it isn’t much different than most from the…
Ford In-line 6 Cylinder Bell Housing Identification
It’s time to put all the confusion, myths, taboo and battles of the Ford 6 cylinder bell housings, flywheels and clutches to bed once and for all. For years people have wondered what they have, what do I need, where can I get it, how come… (fill in the blank). If you have one of…
Automatic transmission to TREMEC T5 small block swap
Installing a TREMEC T-5 in place of an automatic, behind a small block Ford is relatively straight forward. Using many of the same components and concepts as used in Fox body Mustangs in the ’80s and ’90s simplifies the process. Bell housing Start by using a TREMEC T-5 bell housing assembly from a 1984-93 mustang…