Hello all,
My transmission has given out on me a few days ago. It's a fwd wagon and it is stuck in second gear. Local junkyards want about 325 for a 5 speed , but only 99 for a 4 speed.
Does anyone know if a 4 speed from a hatchback will fit into the 5 speed wagon? They look to have the same drivetrain, but I don't know.
I want to buy a 4wd and make this one at least sellable.
fwd 5speed to 4 speed swap
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Neu
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Re: fwd 5speed to 4 speed swap
So let me get this right, you want to replace the current 6 speed manual tranny with a 4 speed manual from a hatchback of the same year, or similiar?
No, it wont work. Weren't the 2wd hatchbacks transverse engines? They didn't sit front to back, so they're tranny's are different.
No, it wont work. Weren't the 2wd hatchbacks transverse engines? They didn't sit front to back, so they're tranny's are different.
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Petros
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Re: fwd 5speed to 4 speed swap
That is a good plan. It should work fine, but you should snag the rear cross member just in case it is different. I have inspected them and they are all the same. In fact the engine in my current T4wd came out of a 2wd sedan, all of the models are almost exactly the same from firewall forward. The FWD 5 speed and 4 speed tranny should be a direct swap, it may have a different diff ratio but that will not affect your swap. It will be a few pounds lighter too.
Neu, you are thinking the later '86-87 where they switched to the newer body style and transverse drive train on the sedans and hatch backs, while keeping the 4wd wagons the same as the earlier ones.
Neu, you are thinking the later '86-87 where they switched to the newer body style and transverse drive train on the sedans and hatch backs, while keeping the 4wd wagons the same as the earlier ones.
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Re: fwd 5speed to 4 speed swap
Thanks.
Sorry but there is no 2wd tercel wagon forum, lol.
I'd never put a fwd tranny in a 4wd.
The tranny and engine look almost identical from under the hood, save for the 4wd gear.
I think my local pick and pull place sells just about anything for$ 25. I'm not looking forward to pulling a tranny in a gravel junkyard though. They're so ghetto that they'll probably just blowtorch the whole assembly out as one piece.
I just had my longblock rebuilt a few months ago so I want to find a 4wd with engine probs (that aren't mechanical) and swap my engine into it.
Then I can fix the old engine and swap my rebuilt one into the 4wd and get the 2wd roadworthy to sell it.
Sorry but there is no 2wd tercel wagon forum, lol.
I'd never put a fwd tranny in a 4wd.
The tranny and engine look almost identical from under the hood, save for the 4wd gear.
I think my local pick and pull place sells just about anything for$ 25. I'm not looking forward to pulling a tranny in a gravel junkyard though. They're so ghetto that they'll probably just blowtorch the whole assembly out as one piece.
I just had my longblock rebuilt a few months ago so I want to find a 4wd with engine probs (that aren't mechanical) and swap my engine into it.
Then I can fix the old engine and swap my rebuilt one into the 4wd and get the 2wd roadworthy to sell it.