[Johnny_Lamebridge]

I took a chance on a Camaro T5, knowing that 5th wasn't working. Before buying it I did some research on the internet, and I figured there was good chance that the issue could be caused by a broken retaining ring. I bought it from the same guy that sold me S10 tranny.

Thanks to info posted by lugnutz65 and other members, I was able to open up and inspect both T5's. I pulled the S10 apart first, and it looked brand new inside. Too bad I'm not using it. When I opened the Camaro tranny, I was happy to see that everything was intact, with the exception of the retaining ring had popped out of it's groove allowing 5th gear to slide backwards on the mainshaft. Sweet!

I'm not sure what I want to do next, but I'm tempted to keep the Camaro tranny intact, replace the 5th gear circlip, then just re-position the speedo gear to the S10 location.

Any opinions?

Here's what 5th gear looked like when I removed the tail housing...