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Custom 68 · 05-26-2012, 03:15 PM

ok all, I am swapping a T56 into my truck and am missing the correct length of clutch hose from the master to the slave. I know the swap has been done but the search didnt turn up the answer.
I need an off the shelf at the parts store solution it seems like there is not one.
thanks
Dave

vortech71chevy · 05-28-2012, 02:22 PM

is it an ls1 or lt1 sourced trans? if youre using the factory lt1 components on a 1pc rear main engine, the master/slave/hoses are one-piece and available from a dealer for like 225 bucks i think... dont quote me. if its ls1, i got nothin... lol. hope i helped even a little bit...

Custom 68 · 05-29-2012, 09:05 AM

Thanks for the reply it is an ls1 tranny. Yea I found I can buy the master cylinder and hose assembly from GM but I already had a master cylinder fit in mine. So I will probably end up buying that from them so I can get it running. I knew others had done the swap and didnt find what they used. I was in a bit of a time crunch trying to get it over the weekend so I can look a little more today.
I have a place local that makes hoses so I may check with them but I am guessing the fittings are special. I should have it going before the power tour...

Heavymetl · 05-29-2012, 12:46 PM

Speedway has an LS1 style hose with the required "quick disconnect" fitting. You'll also need a Tilton 7/8 master cylinder mounted to your firewall to actuate the hydraulic throwout bearing. Some fabrication will be required, but the result will be a smooth shifting setup than is leak free and reliable.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/T56-Hy...nch,39869.html

Thats just one example, a 30" length of hose. Speedway sells several lengths, search the site and measure an estimate of what you'd need.

ADub · 06-09-2012, 07:14 PM

What master are you using? I used an S10 master and S10 line. Both can be bought at the auto parts store for about 100 total

Custom 68 · 06-11-2012, 09:59 AM

Thanks for that, I am using an s10 master cylinder but they didnt seem to have the hose or it may have had to be ordered I dont remember. I ended up getting mine spliced and lengthened as I needed it last minitue. I got it completed and hit the road and made the last half of the power tour.

ADub · 06-11-2012, 10:03 AM

LOL, Dave I didn't recognize your avatar for some reason. I'm the guy with the primered C10. Glad you got it fixed!

I used Dorman p/n 628216 for the house

Custom 68 · 06-11-2012, 10:17 AM

oh yea I didnt put it all together either. It was close for me and my son on taking it but in the end it all came together.

05-26-2012, 03:15 PM	#1
Custom 68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,928	t56 clutch hose swap help ok all, I am swapping a T56 into my truck and am missing the correct length of clutch hose from the master to the slave. I know the swap has been done but the search didnt turn up the answer. I need an off the shelf at the parts store solution it seems like there is not one. thanks Dave __________________ Dave 1968 Custom Chevy with turbo charged 5.3 gen III 4l80e swap 1967-71 GMC 3/4 ton long step 4x4 (not sure what year exactly?) "A good friend will bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was frekin awesome". "If it doesn't fit force it...If it breaks then it needed to be replaced anyway!"

05-28-2012, 02:22 PM	#2
vortech71chevy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Hill Puyallup, WA Posts: 78	Re: t56 clutch hose swap help is it an ls1 or lt1 sourced trans? if youre using the factory lt1 components on a 1pc rear main engine, the master/slave/hoses are one-piece and available from a dealer for like 225 bucks i think... dont quote me. if its ls1, i got nothin... lol. hope i helped even a little bit...

05-29-2012, 09:05 AM	#3
Custom 68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,928	Re: t56 clutch hose swap help Thanks for the reply it is an ls1 tranny. Yea I found I can buy the master cylinder and hose assembly from GM but I already had a master cylinder fit in mine. So I will probably end up buying that from them so I can get it running. I knew others had done the swap and didnt find what they used. I was in a bit of a time crunch trying to get it over the weekend so I can look a little more today. I have a place local that makes hoses so I may check with them but I am guessing the fittings are special. I should have it going before the power tour... __________________ Dave 1968 Custom Chevy with turbo charged 5.3 gen III 4l80e swap 1967-71 GMC 3/4 ton long step 4x4 (not sure what year exactly?) "A good friend will bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was frekin awesome". "If it doesn't fit force it...If it breaks then it needed to be replaced anyway!"

05-29-2012, 12:46 PM	#4
Heavymetl Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 292	Re: t56 clutch hose swap help Speedway has an LS1 style hose with the required "quick disconnect" fitting. You'll also need a Tilton 7/8 master cylinder mounted to your firewall to actuate the hydraulic throwout bearing. Some fabrication will be required, but the result will be a smooth shifting setup than is leak free and reliable. http://www.speedwaymotors.com/T56-Hy...nch,39869.html Thats just one example, a 30" length of hose. Speedway sells several lengths, search the site and measure an estimate of what you'd need.

06-09-2012, 07:14 PM	#5
ADub Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 218	Re: t56 clutch hose swap help What master are you using? I used an S10 master and S10 line. Both can be bought at the auto parts store for about 100 total __________________ 69 C10 SWB LY6 T56 70 Chevelle SS 396 4spd

06-11-2012, 09:59 AM	#6
Custom 68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,928	Re: t56 clutch hose swap help Thanks for that, I am using an s10 master cylinder but they didnt seem to have the hose or it may have had to be ordered I dont remember. I ended up getting mine spliced and lengthened as I needed it last minitue. I got it completed and hit the road and made the last half of the power tour. __________________ Dave 1968 Custom Chevy with turbo charged 5.3 gen III 4l80e swap 1967-71 GMC 3/4 ton long step 4x4 (not sure what year exactly?) "A good friend will bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was frekin awesome". "If it doesn't fit force it...If it breaks then it needed to be replaced anyway!"

06-11-2012, 10:03 AM	#7
ADub Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 218	Re: t56 clutch hose swap help LOL, Dave I didn't recognize your avatar for some reason. I'm the guy with the primered C10. Glad you got it fixed! I used Dorman p/n 628216 for the house __________________ 69 C10 SWB LY6 T56 70 Chevelle SS 396 4spd

06-11-2012, 10:17 AM	#8
Custom 68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,928	Re: t56 clutch hose swap help oh yea I didnt put it all together either. It was close for me and my son on taking it but in the end it all came together. __________________ Dave 1968 Custom Chevy with turbo charged 5.3 gen III 4l80e swap 1967-71 GMC 3/4 ton long step 4x4 (not sure what year exactly?) "A good friend will bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was frekin awesome". "If it doesn't fit force it...If it breaks then it needed to be replaced anyway!"

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