How to tell the year of à tranny?
- J Dumarais
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How to tell the year of à tranny?
Im still working on finding a used Differencial for my 86' boken baby... juste fund two but the Guy can't tell the year.... any clue how to tell.
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Re: How to tell the year of à tranny?
externally the easiest way to tell is the electrical connectors: '83-84 has only a reverse light and 4wd indicator connections, on '85 and later, it will have the reverse light and 4wd indicator, and also have an :"Extra Low" light indicator. If I remember correctly the EL indicator is on the lower left side of the gear box case. the others are located elsewhere (top or right side).
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Re: How to tell the year of à tranny?
Keep in mind you can interchange transmissions, its the differential that is different 3.73 vs 4.1 gear ratio. You can separate the transmission from the differential.
Love those Tercell 4x4 wagons but they sure suffer from road noise.
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Re: How to tell the year of à tranny?
The electric connectors. On early models one conn on right side and one on left side. On late models a third conn on top rear.
Love those Tercell 4x4 wagons but they sure suffer from road noise.
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Re: How to tell the year of à tranny?
I can i tell the difference beteen a 85' and a 86' i need a 4.1 ration....
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Re: How to tell the year of à tranny?
Lol small world. I'm the guy with the two trannys to sell. Ill have a look see to tell what they are. Ill put up some pics so you can ID them.
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Re: How to tell the year of à tranny?
The only way to tell what ratio it is, is to remove differential cover and count the teeth on pinion gear, 10 for 4.1, 11 for 3.73
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Re: How to tell the year of à tranny?
Hahha perfect !sound easy enouth, i don't mind seal it back after words
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Re: How to tell the year of à tranny?
Its always a good idea to check teeth count just in case someone previously swapped it out. I bought a 1983 tercel in 1999 that had been switched from 3.73 to 4.1
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Re: How to tell the year of à tranny?
Okay, I got the one with the bell housing apart and the pinion gear is the one in the back right? Cause I counted its teeth and its got 10, so I guess its what you're looking for. Turns out my other tranny doesn't even have the differential on it, I just knew I had 2 trannys, differential or not.
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Re: How to tell the year of à tranny?
if the edge of the ring gear has "4.11" stamped in, it is the 4.11:1 ('85 and later), the 3.73 has not number stamped in it.
'87 Tercel 4wd SR5 (current engine swap project)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
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Re: How to tell the year of à tranny?
The edge along the front facing part I can see? I'm not taking it apart if I don't have to
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Re: How to tell the year of à tranny?
Just kidding that's not the ring gear. lemme check
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Re: How to tell the year of à tranny?
Along what edge is this marking? You have a reference picture?
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Re: How to tell the year of à tranny?
it is stamped into the edge of the actual ring gear (the part with the teeth). take a rag and wipe the edge of the gear, and rotate it around so you can examine all of the ring gear, if it is a 4.10, you will see it. It is perhaps 8 mm high, and stamped into the steel the way you would with letter dies and a hammer.
'87 Tercel 4wd SR5 (current engine swap project)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)
'84 Tercel 4wd (daily driver, with on going mods)
'92 Mazda MPV 4wd (wife's daily driver)
'85 Tercel 4wd DLX auto(daughter's daily driver)
'01 Honda Civic (other daughter's daily driver)