T56 Magnum shift quality

[Vegas69]

Dale brings up two good points. Clutch air gap can be a factor.

[chr2002ca]

I know the gap I left between the clutch fingers and TO(when the TO is fully depressed) is dead on the money and I'm 100% confident the clutch fully engages and fully disengages. The travel necessary to disengage a DYAD clutch is shorter than most dual disc setups, and happens long before my pedal hits the bump stop(probably at 50% of pedal travel). Considering that it shifts into all gears just fine including reverse, and only 3rd is a little notchy, it just snagged my curiosity a little bit which is why I posted. It might simply have to do with how I actually move the shifter stick on my shift from 2nd to 3rd, because sometimes it goes right into 3rd perfectly like all the other gears. I think I saw a Youtube video where someone was demonstrating the proper movement and hand position on the knob for that particular shift, so it could be something as simple as that for me. Like I've mentioned, it's a slight thing that I notice randomly and isn't really a big deal for me. I have high regards for this transmission and clutch so far. Very happy with them.

[chr2002ca]

Yo Doug(aka Mr Renner, Big Wanda, etc)!

The following was mentioned in your build thread:

"P.s. Doug... bring it by when you are ready and I will bleed the brakes again. And how was the 3rd gear shift? did that last bleed help?"

What type of 3rd gear shift issue were you having? I believe you have a T-56 Mag also.

[TheJDMan]

The vendor I purchased my T56 from recommended DexIII but I think I will change to the Mobil 1 synthetic and see if that makes any difference.

[Terminator1]

Steve,

I installed a new T56 Magnum in a 2003 Mustang Cobra this spring and am experiencing the same issues you described in this thread. Were you able to resolve the issue and if so what did you do? The shift from 2nd to 3rd will catch when cold and becomes nearly non existent when the transmission is heat soaked after driving for awhile. The transmission now has about 2000 miles on it.

[Grimmey71]

Similar problems here, the guys at tremec told me to give it 1500 to break in, I just hit about 1800 miles and the shifting is improving though. Also I'm considering the white lightening shifter too

[samckitt]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Dale brings up two good points. Clutch air gap can be a factor.

So how do you gain more clearance in the clutch if its not disengaging enough?

[GMJim@HDC]

The Magnum will usually have a little crunch when cold up shifting into third. This is normal and usually goes away after a short warm up. One of the Tremec engineers refers to as the third gear nibble.

[JodysTransmissions]

Guys with notchy T56 shifting; did you remove the T56 front plate and do a bellhousing alignment procedure referencing off of the input shaft bearing bore?

[Terminator1]

I have not aligned my bell housing, where can I get a procedure for this?