quote Originally posted by buddycraigg: a 86 and up GT would have had a getrag in it so thats why it looks like one. and I never have been able to make any sence out of the whole dip stick thing, some had em, some didn't (that's why i didn't mention it) but thanks for bringing it up.

My '86 GT has a Getrag, because it was a late run, and has allot of '87 up-grade parts (stock) but it does not have a dip stick. I don't think they put dip-sticks in until '88, but (like mine) maybe some late-run '87 Getrags have the '88 dip-stick up-grade. In the old days (50's, 60's, 70's) we used to call those cars halves, like 86 1/2, etc. Mfg. have always done that, when they run out of a certain year part, they substitute the next year part. Kind of an end-of-the-year run bonus. ;-)

I've been told the Getrags with the dip-stick ('88's) have a problem with the third and 5th gear synchromesh gears going out. I do know if you find an '88 with over 100K on it, some times the third, 5th, or both are out (can't get them in the gears) My '87 model Getrag has a notchy 5th gear, with 104K on it, and I replaced the input and output shaft bearings. The input was bad, so I replaced them both. I switched to Royal Purple Synchromax oil, and that helped the whole tranny shift smoother, but 5th is still a little notchy. If I would have had the press tool, I would have replaced all the synchros, but I will say, with a little over 100K on mine, the insides were shiny and new looking, with no evidence of wear. My sincros looked just fine too, but I guess some times looks deceive...?

[This message has been edited by hypo327 (edited 03-13-2011).]