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hey guys i curently have a 3 speed behind a 161 and want to put the 6 cylinder trimatic i have in palce of it?
dose any one no if id have to make a new cross member and new tailshaft longer/shorter?
thanks andrew
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I more want to no if the gearbox/trans mounts are in the same position and will pick up on the same cross member mounting point
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I'm fairly sure they will swap fine, I swapped a trimatic for a 3 speed and from memory didn't have to change anything.
The tailshaft, speedo cable and rear mount all worked
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Is it an aussie 3spd or an old crash box? |
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how would i tell i just got the car?
im thiking prob crash box? any way to id it?
thanks andrew
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If you could tell us what model series your car is, we could then ID your gearbox.
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A's my previous post says it's a dodge/crysler commer van so I don't think that will help to id it is there any markings etc on the gearbox?
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can you go from 2nd to 1st with the car moving without grinding? do you have to double clutch for this change?? |
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The synchro 3 speed bolts to the bell housing from the gearbox side with 4 bolts & the threads in the bell housing. It will have the clutch fork actuated by either a cable, a linkage or hydraulically with the slave cylinder on the side of the bell housing and pushing towards the back of the car (unless you have a cable clutch bell housing modified to hydraulic).
The crash box bolts to the box from inside the bell housing with the threads in the front of the gearbox. It will have a hydraulic clutch mechanism with the slave cylinder beside the gearbox pushing towards the front of the car.
I can go into the differences on how the two different box's selector linkages work but you should have enough detail above to tell.
The trimatic will fit where the synchro box lived no changes at all to the cross member, tail shaft, speedo cable or even the yoke.
If you have a crash box then you are up for a shorter tailshaft with a different yoke, a different cross member and probably a new speedo cable.
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