So the time has come to drop my transmission and transfer case for a rebuild.  When I did my frame off resto I simply cleaned up and painted both of them and have been driving them ever since.  Since completion, I have drove the jeep for a little over a year and loved every minute of it.  I really wanted to do this project last winter, but I never chipped out enough time.

Well, as bad as i hate to do it in prime Jeep season, I have some time now.  Besides, the more I drive it, the larger the pools get in the garage from bad seals. 

The good news: the only issues I have (besides the massive leaks) are some grinding from 2nd to 3rd if I shift too fast.  I am thinking/hoping that I may only need need new synchros plus the normal small parts kit.

The bad news:  I have been unable to find any NOS blocking rings anywhere.  I have checked ebay, walcks, kaiser willys, novak's, DL Bensinger, Midwest Willys, Willys America, Northstar Willys and several other jeep sites.  Peter DeBella "might" have some NOS or US parts but wouldn't commit to it until I order.

Does anyone have some NOS ones or US made rings they want to part with or know of another recent source?

I had tried Midwest willys, no luck.  When I called Herm, I spoke with someone who assured me that the blocking rings they had were NOT Omix or Crown and that their synchro assembly and second gear were US made parts.  They also stated they rebuild three or four T-90 transmissions a week using these parts with no issues.  When I spoke with Novak, they said the same thing about their Crown blocking rings.

I saw the T-86 rings on ebay also.  Seems like there are several vendors out there that have NOS rings for them.

Small rant...............how in the world is there no good parts for these transmissions?!?!  This tranny was in use for over 20 years and used in several different vehicles.  There had to be over a million transmissions made and no US company can make parts easily available?  I would think there has to be a market for them still............rant over....

For what it's worth I have over 4000 miles on the "installed-before-I-knew-any-better" Crown blocking rings in my 3A and so far so good. Hopefully I'm not jinxing myself by gloating about it here. The tranny leaks like a sieve but that has more to do with the moron who assembled it than the quality of any parts.

Even with that said, I'd still be on the hunt for NOS parts if I had to do another one. I did use NOS stuff on my second T-90 rebuild (for the M38). Incidentally, that one barely leaks at all and was rebuilt by the same moron - his skills are either improving or he just got lucky that day.

Hey Gents,
This is the first time I've been logged on in a while.  I may be a bit out of sync here, but as far a quality tranny parts I have to suggest Novak Conversions in Logan, Utah.  When Carl (Carl's Jeep) had his tranny apart I suggested Novak's and I think he had a good outcome with their locally manufactured quality parts. 
Like Ryan, I had a "before-I-Knew -better" overhaul and then did it again with NOS parts.  Both were before Carl went into his tranny. 
Novak's does all kinds of Jeep mods and conversions and manufactures their own parts. Google them.  I think you'll like what you find.

Carl and I both purchased a NOS synchro complete from this guy.  I thought of this when I responded earlier but didn't think he'd have any left.  I hope he does. 

The parts in our trannys are used in a lot of Borg Warner trannys. He probably can tell us more about cross reference numbers. I suspect Borg Warner still makes some of them.

You could send him a money order. The Postal money orders are as good as gold.

Very nice video!  That link probably needs to be added to our transmission section.  The guy does a pretty good job of explaining things and showing how to do it in plain English.

I especially like the cursing when he dumps some needle bearings...that will probably be me!