I was reading on the HAMB the other day that I guy was able to use the 95 Mustang T5 on his 292 yblock but he had to cut down the input shaft .67 inches.
Can anyone verify this? I did contact John Mummert and he told me the stock input shaft was too long and would need to be replaced.

If I can shorten the length of the 95 input shaft would the rest of the shaft work correctly with the Mummert bellhousing?

The car is a hot rod I am only concerned with getting the yblock and the t5 to mate together.

Craig

There are many combinations and adapters out there. I can only speak for the one I did. 10 or so years ago, I bought an adapter from Mummert, and a WC T-5. John told me I'd have to shorten the shaft, but didn't give me a measurement. The engine was out, so we mounted the trans to the bell, no pilot bearing, and measured where the input shaft bottomed out. We removed the trans, clamped it to the bench, and taped off the imput bearing. Several overlapping layers of plastic and tape, so it could turn, but no debris into the bearing. We measured back, and used a cut off wheel to shorten the shaft. One of us ran the wheel, the other turned the trans from the output shaft. Put a bevel on, check the clearance in the crank with clay, and bolted it up. It's been fine for thousands of miles.

IIRC, making the adapter thicker left the clutch disc right at the end in the input shaft splines. That's why shortening it was the best solution.

miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ

Thanks I am thinking the same thing as you. I have a friend that can trim it at his machine shop but just do not want to go rogue and screw something up.

Craig

I used an 89 WC T-5 and had to grind a couple of thousands off the end of the input shaft as it hit the end of my crank. I mentioned this in the article I wrote for Y-Block mag.



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