s10 tail housing swap issue

[OttawaFFRer]

Gents,
I am having some issue with my tail housing swap.

I see videos of others doing this swap where the tailhousing simply closes to a tight fit but mine stops 1/4 inch away.

Am I supposed to torque it to close that gap? I don't want to crack the housing and am hoping for some advice.

Thanks
Victor

[michael everson]

What year is your transmission? I remember reading somewhere that it won’t work on a 93 T5
Mike

[OttawaFFRer]

it's a 99 v6 tag 260.

I fixed it.

where the 5th gear oiler/lockout is on this transmission there was a...see photo...bit of metal that blocked off the oiler. I noticed in videos of the swap that this piece didn't exist.
I put it in the might sherline and machined it down to work like a dream.

disregard the mess I was on a strict timeline for a pool day which I have totally ruined.
before after and assembled.
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what affect this will have on 5th gear oil I'm not sure...

Thanks for the input Michael