T56 Antivenom Mod 03 Cobra.

[01yellercobra]

For anyone curious....

I dropped the rear of the trans down and was able to snake a couple of extensions and a u-joint up to the side of the trans. I was able to connect a ratchet just past the cat. Starting it was a bit of a pain between my short fingers and fat forearms. But it was doable.

 

[White Elephant]

I did this simple but effective procedure while the car was on jack stands (flat-backing it)
Here’s what I used-
1. 15/16 socket, short style 3/8 drive
2. 8” extension
3. 6” extension
4. 3/8” drive ratchet
5. 3/8” swivel
6. a small floor jack handle big enough to slip over the ratchet, acting as a cheater bar in order to break loose the bolt for removal.
It’s a tight fit, but it can be done. There was a noticeable improvement in shifting effort. Combined with my MGW shifter, smooth as butter now.

 

[HudsonFalcon]

Just finished up this mod.

Took me a couple hours and some patience on my back but was able to knock it out while my twins slept.

Did it with these tools.

 

[BLOWN9646]

Has anyone had a trans failure do to this mod? Read a YT comment guy did this on his 35k mi. T56, and a week later it blew

 

[GodStang]

Has anyone had a trans failure do to this mod? Read a YT comment guy did this on his 35k mi. T56, and a week later it blew

I have read many posts on this over the years in both Chevy and mustang world and have not heard of anyone having failure directly related to this mod but anything is possible.

 

[CobraBob]

This is the first time I've ever heard of a failure as a direct result of this mod, too. Like @GodStang said, anything is possible, including that the T-56 failure was due to other issues and not directly related to this mod. Remember, a LOT of people have done this mod over the years.

 

[Chosyn1]

did this a few years ago combined w/ a Flossy heavyweight shift knob and an MGW shifter. Night and Day smoothness coming from a tri-ax

 

[Bdubbs]

I totally forgot to do this when I did my clutch this past October. I've never had problems shifting in higher rpms though. Hope this dyad is no different.

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[01yellercobra]

I totally forgot to do this when I did my clutch this past October. I've never had problems shifting in higher rpms though. Hope this dyad is no different.

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It won't fix a hard shifting issue. Those are usually related to clutch adjustment. Unless the trans is going out. This just makes the shifting smoother. It takes less effort to go from gear to gear.

 

[Bdubbs]

It won't fix a hard shifting issue. Those are usually related to clutch adjustment. Unless the trans is going out. This just makes the shifting smoother. It takes less effort to go from gear to gear.

Gotcha. I like slamming them hard lol.

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[tt335ci03cobra]

My t56 has a fair amount of slop-enough so that I can shimmy the driveshaft left right up and down back and forth about half an inch roughly.

I want to do this mod but I think I need to fix the trans itself first...

Do I go to all that trouble when I plan a 6r80 swap next winter? Who the hell knows... #ugh

 

[YELOSNK]

found this thread while doing a search on T56 shifting issues. I've *always* had trouble getting into the gate when shifting since I put the T56 in way back in '06. It does, however, shift fairly well if the car is stopped. Does that mean this mod likely wouldn't help?

 

[olympic]

This mod just reduces the detent ball pressure on the shifter so it moves more smoothly from gear to gear with a little less effort.

If you are getting locked out of gears momentarily whern shifting at speed it's a clutch or internal trans issue. If all the gears have the problem it's likely your clutch is not fully disengaging.

 

[YELOSNK]

This mod just reduces the detent ball pressure on the shifter so it moves more smoothly from gear to gear with a little less effort.

If you are getting locked out of gears momentarily when shifting at speed it's a clutch or internal trans issue. If all the gears have the problem it's likely your clutch is not fully disengaging.

bummer, was hoping for a quick fix! Yes, I get locked out momentarily and it doesn't seem to matter which gear. Assuming the clutch isn't fully disengaging, what might cause that, given I didn't mess with the clutch pack* and the cable seems to be taught?

*as far as I know. I was 20 and didn't really know what I was doing.

 

[olympic]

Cheapest/easiest couse of action would be to installl a clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster so you can manually adjust the clutch operation. If that doesn't work you probably need a new clutch.

Mine would lock me out of gears really bad too and the clutch pedal was extremely heavy. Adjusting the firewall adjuster didn't do anything. I pulled the clutch and trans and did a full tear down and everything looked good. Ended up installing a T56 Magnum, RXT clutch and new cable so I never was able to isolate which part was causing the problem. I'm 99% sure it was the clutch though because every gear was the same.

 

[YELOSNK]

Cheapest/easiest couse of action would be to installl a clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster so you can manually adjust the clutch operation. If that doesn't work you probably need a new clutch. .

thanks. I actually have a steeda quick release quadrant and firewall adjuster sitting in a drawer. I'll try finally putting them on. I also noticed that if I force the stock quadrant to be another click higher, it shifts better, which is interesting. I can shift it pretty quickly, it just requires muscle.

that said, I do think I want to do this mod to at minimum check it off the list. Is the general consensus that doing two of these M20s is the way to go? I remember reading through the 30-page thread on this and seeing at least a few that had it popping out of gear with two. not sure if there's a way to gauge if I want 1 or 2.

 

[01yellercobra]

I've put two washers on three different transmissions. None ever popped out of gear.

 

[YELOSNK]

I've put two washers on three different transmissions. None ever popped out of gear.

Good enough for me! Thanks

 

[Frankycheechoo]

Has anyone made a video on this ? I tried looking it up couldn’t find it .


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[GodStang]

Has anyone made a video on this ? I tried looking it up couldn’t find it .


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I did half way. Then I remembered I hate my voice and never went any further and just did pics.