'84 K5 Build (Midlife Crisis)

[Fastereddie]

I always enjoy seeing your super clean work. Very neat and tidy.

David

Thanks Dave, I appreciate that. Same goes to you!

 

[Fastereddie]

I need to do that.
I have a truck with a 2wd nv4500 that is bad.
No idea what but I probably should open it up and see

It’s a fun trans to work on. Heavy though. I’m a little sore this morning!

 

[imiceman44]

It’s a fun trans to work on. Heavy though. I’m a little sore this morning!

My options are to get one rebuilt at $1600-2000
or just rebuild it myself.
I will see how busy I get

 

[Fastereddie]

My options are to get one rebuilt at $1600-2000
or just rebuild it myself.
I will see how busy I get

The rebuild kit is not cheap. I bought the premium kit from Torqueking and it was almost 8 hundy. But at least you know it’ll be done right.

 

[6872xtc]

I enjoy gear work like that, especially when you get to drive it and experience the results!
Nice work!

 

[Fastereddie]

I enjoy gear work like that, especially when you get to drive it and experience the results!
Nice work!

Yeah me too. I love big mechanical junk.
It’ll still be a while before I get to drive it though. Still need to buy the correct clutch and then actually do the swap. Then redo my mounts and exhaust and driveshafts, and…haha

 

[Fastereddie]

Lots of parts leftover…

 

[Desert_K5]

That thing is like new now.

 

[Fastereddie]

That thing is like new now.

It should be for what I got in it!

 

[Fastereddie]

 

[ZooMad75]

Got that 5th gear nut on tight?

 

[Fastereddie]

Got that 5th gear nut on tight?

Tight like a Tiger!
325 ft. lbs with red loctite and set screws.
Should be good behind a shakey Cummins let alone my smooth running small block!

 

[Fastereddie]

Cover is all rebuilt now. All that’s left is put it on and then the pto covers.

You can see the aluminum building up a ridge on the shift forks. I’m sure they would still work, but MAW right?

 

[Fastereddie]

Sure pains me to replace my clutch with another clutch that looks just like it

 

[Fastereddie]

Hit a snag on disassembly. Went to remove the magnum/205 off of the transmission and it’s stuck. It slid back about 3/4” and stopped. It appears the splines are hanging up somehow. We had a ratchet strap pulling as tight as we can get it and me and my brother prying from both sides with bigass pry bars. She’s stuck good. Only thing I can think to do is get two portapowers and press it off.

 

[Fastereddie]

 

[imiceman44]

Hit a snag on disassembly. Went to remove the magnum/205 off of the transmission and it’s stuck. It slid back about 3/4” and stopped. It appears the splines are hanging up somehow. We had a ratchet strap pulling as tight as we can get it and me and my brother prying from both sides with bigass pry bars. She’s stuck good. Only thing I can think to do is get two portapowers and press it off.

Did you try rotating the shaft back and forth to help unload the stress on the splines to liberate them?

 

[Fastereddie]

Did you try rotating the shaft back and forth to help unload the stress on the splines to liberate them?

Oh yeah. We spent an hour wiggling and prying. I’m thinking the nose of the female spline magnum input bottomed out against the 465 mainshaft nut and boogered it up. It’s the only thing I can think possible.

 

[Fastereddie]

Well, we just put about 2000 lbs of hydraulic force between that bitch and it didn’t budge

 

[nvrenuf]

I’d talk to @Stephen , there’s got to be something left to disassemble.