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transmission- T-56 10 spline
clutch/pressureplate/flywheel- ram
ford needle bearing
ford t/o bearing
bellhousing is standard with the T-56
slave cylinder- hydraulic

It sounds like a very unhappy T/O bearing. I have no more information on the part number other then Ford. I am not sure of the shaft diameter but am afraid I may have put a ford part (1.435" ID) on a gm shaft (1.375"ID). I don't recall if there was slop when I put it in. Being the first time I put one together I didn't know to look for it. I ASSUMED I was sent the correct part since I purchased the tranny and T/O bearing from the same guy. I hope it is not cus I dont want to pull the whole motor to replace it. Can you pull just the tranny on a BDR, (a long one like a T-56)? today was suppose to be its virgin run...I guess I can start it in gear and drive around ! ha

Is there some technique to "lining" things up? I didn't do anything special. The noise doesn't seem to be bare metal on metal grinding, it sounds like I can hear every finger of the pressure plate going by.