Thread: nv3500 to borg warner t5 help

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sinister
Well im unshure of the length of the t5 but I don’t think it would be a problem if I can get a t5 and driveshaft out of an older s10 or Sonoma. I had the opportunity not to long ago to compare a friend’s 1994 sonoma to mine and I discovered that they are very similar, almost a mirror image of each other (minis the bodys). The only bad part is… I didn’t measure anything and my friend doesn’t have the vehicle any more.

Does Napa’s heavy duty clutch increase the petal effort?

dave

While I don't have any information concerning your swap, heres a little different take on your problem.

The NV3500 is a great transmission for some aplications and I never found them very difficult to work on. It is the transmission of "CHOICE" for some 4x4 applications and if they will take that then they sure are far from a " crap box". Over the last few years I have done seven change overs on Early Bronco's using the NV3500 to replace a host of so called bullet proof transmissions like the SM465 4 speed and the ZO5 speeds. In each and every case the NV3500 has proven to be the superior choice.

I don't know why anyone told you the clutch was going to be a $1,000 on your S10 NV 3500 combination. The clutch alone is $112.87 and then you should swap out the throw out bearing and pilot bushing but parts alone shouldn't be over about $250.00 or so. Replacing the clutch itself is about a half a day job even for a novice maybe a day.

Now that won't address your bearing noise but neither was the $1,000 clutch job.

Just my opinion but I would much prefer the NV3500.

Roland

Hombre259
Well Im just trying to find a cheep solution that wont cost 1000$ and I don’t have the funds to pursue a 4x4 conversion to my s10 so as long as it is a respectable transmission and I don’t have to modify too much im ok that

Nice bronco, What’s the deal with the two short shifters?

These Early Bronco's came with a Dana 20 Transfer case. The shifters on the Dana 20 when they worked at all worked really bad. This twin stick shifter solves that problem there is one shift for Low Range and one for "High" range. Ends up giving you about 6 different forward gears plus the 5 speed NV3500 and you got about so many different combinations that its not even funny.

Roland