Bleach Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/pts/525510713.html good price :eek: but I don't need one Link to comment
Guest DatsuNoob Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 is that the one I should get for my truck? Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 If you don't have a 5-speed...then YES. Link to comment
Bleach Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 yes sir! 280ZX transmissions go well with a 280ZX alternator too. Link to comment
laniadude Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hey this guy said it was sitting for about 10-12 years...would that mess up the tranny if he said it was working when he pulled it out... Link to comment
Guest DatsuNoob Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 That's what kinda swayed me away from it. I was gonna meet up with him this weekend, but I figured I'd just wait. Who's to say where it's been sitting for the last 10-12 yrs, and why it was pulled. Link to comment
Bleach Posted January 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 SOLD for $50 :D I hope it fits. DatsuNoob has a 1976 truck but you have a 74. Some 74's may have a short tail transmission. Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 A gear drive case can sit for a loooooong time and still work. Even most autos can sit for quite some time. Of course of they were stored in a mud puddle then you might have some issues... Link to comment
Bleach Posted January 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 the ad is still up. Says he is 'cleaning the garage' and it has to go. Hopefully it was in the garge for all those years. but its sold now :) Link to comment
DanielC Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 I would get it home, and see if it works in all the gears. Put it in gear, turn the input shaft, and see if the output shaft turns. In each gear. It will probably turn easier in 4th gear, than any others. If it seems good, clean it up, and drain any old oil out of it. if it has a slip yolk on the back, you might want to replace that seal. Replace the input shaft seal if it looks bad. (lots of oil in the bell housing). You cannot put oil in the transmission until the slip yolk is back in, the transmission has to be in the vehicle. After the transmission is back in your vehicle, put oil in it. It would not be a bad idea to change the oil again, after the first trip if the old oil that was in the transmission was dirty, or just did not seem right. My understanding is that you use the throwout bearing that came with the clutch you are using. You might need to get the slave cylinder that came with the transmission, and the throwout lever that came with the transmission, or you might be able to use the one you got in the vehicle. You can get the driveline shortened fairly easily, if you need to. This is a common procedure done by hot rodders for years. I think a few on this forum have even done it themselves. In an ideal world, you would get the driveshaft rebalanced after modifying it. You could pull the driveshaft out and get it rebalenced later, but you will probably lose some tranny oil when you pull the driveshaft again. You might have to change the spot where the shifter handle comes through the floor. The five speed I put in my 521 did not have the neutral or third gear switches on it. I just did not hook those wires to any thing. Reverse switch is there, it is hooked up, and works fine. You might need a different length speedometer cable. You might need a different speedometer pinion in the new transmission to make your speedometer read right, Your old speedometer pinion might fit, it might not. If you get a ticket for speeding, and your speedmeter is off the correct way, if you get your speedometer checked at a shop that calibrates speedometers, taking that info to your court date might get your speeding ticked dismissed. I got lucky, and that did happen to me. Link to comment
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