Automatic to manual
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6th Gear
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From: Washington
Automatic to manual
Is it possibel to change an automatic transmission to a manual I know if I could, I'd need to put a hole in the floor for the stik but how would the clutch be put in?🤔
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You seem to be hunting around for something magic that will turn your truck into something different. If you don't know the basics, you will have a tough time making the switch. There are books and websites on how things work. I suggest you try those. You can also use the search function here for "manual swap " or "ZF swap" and find information.
Cargo Master
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: New Zealand
I converted my '83 from auto to manual a few years ago &, while I had my own shop, it still took over 20 hours work from drive-in to drive-out.
Regarding your clutch question - once you have removed the auto trans & flexplate (equivalent to a flywheel for a manual) - you install a block plate, flywheel, clutch plate, pressure plate & parts, & bell housing.....your manual trans then just bolts up to the bell housing. All of that is the quick part
.There are other parts you would also need to gather up for the swap.
I think I probably spent as long in the cab changing pedals & linkages, cutting the floor, changes to the dash etc, as I did under the truck on the mechanicals.
Fleet Mechanic
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Best way to do it in my mind is to find a complete donor parts truck...maybe one with a rusted out body or frame, or one with a bad engine, etc. If you have junkyard(s) close by with lot of 1980-1986 trucks, where you can grab all of the necessary swap parts that is a close second.
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One very important part you didn’t mention is to install a pilot bearing. Not much worse than getting it all put back together only to tear it all back apart.
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