ANNOYING!!!!!!!!!!!! x(
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ANNOYING!!!!!!!!!!!! x(
no tranny places up here in Western Pa have TOP or SROD 4 speed overdrives!!!! NONE AT ALL!!!!!!! its all T-18s, T-19, and NP435!!!!! the granny gear is great but i really dont have a use for it. Im not off roading all the time and i need the gas mileage esp with the 300 and 4.10's not to mention im poor...
Any one know where i can get one fairly close to Western Pa (Slippery Rock/ Pittsburgh) or i can order a used one with a rebuild kit????????????????
Any one know where i can get one fairly close to Western Pa (Slippery Rock/ Pittsburgh) or i can order a used one with a rebuild kit????????????????
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Swap gears to 3:1 and go with a t-19 (syncor'd 1st gear, plus it isn't such a granny gear), it'd be cheaper than the going to the SROD which you will be replacing again. And you probably won't find a rebuild kit for these tranny's as no one wants them. I had one in my flareside and swapped it out for a toploader and i have 3.25 rear gears.
Or if you get lucky keep and eye out for 65-72ish ford cars/ranchero with a four sp, these would be the toploaders (the look identical to the SROD, and are a bolt in replacement for it, just need to cut a new hole for the shifter).
Or if you get lucky keep and eye out for 65-72ish ford cars/ranchero with a four sp, these would be the toploaders (the look identical to the SROD, and are a bolt in replacement for it, just need to cut a new hole for the shifter).
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I have a 85 Bronco with the 6 cyl., 4 spd. OD. 100,000 miles on it (in storage since 96) It runs and drives excellent, very rusty.
I have placed it in the local automotive/ parts magazine at least 6 times for $150 (parts only)
I have not received one call on it!
I will not part it out!
Steve G.
I have placed it in the local automotive/ parts magazine at least 6 times for $150 (parts only)
I have not received one call on it!
I will not part it out!
Steve G.
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I have a 3spd with OD toploader you could have, but alas, the 3rd/od bearing is toast.
Good luck. Most of those SROD/toploader/clark ODs are trashed b/c they were garbage to start with.
you might have better luck swapping in a M5OD- more of them around, and they hold up a little bit better.
Good luck. Most of those SROD/toploader/clark ODs are trashed b/c they were garbage to start with.
you might have better luck swapping in a M5OD- more of them around, and they hold up a little bit better.
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Youd would have to deal with the hydro clutch on those trannies, the 4sp od tranny's to my knowledge never came with a hydro-clutch, your best bet is to go with a good ol' granny 4sp, or with a toploader out of an early 70-late 60's ford car or ranchero.
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i got the granny 4sp. i love it but i hate it. im flustered. im think bout just sayin (choice word) it and save 6 K n get a 95-96 F-150 300 5 sp 3.55 rear.
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Originally Posted by mustange70
Youd would have to deal with the hydro clutch on those trannies, the 4sp od tranny's to my knowledge never came with a hydro-clutch, your best bet is to go with a good ol' granny 4sp, or with a toploader out of an early 70-late 60's ford car or ranchero.
depends on the bell housing, not so much the tranny.
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so...more tranny problems, huh? you can get remanufactured SRODs and TODs from most auto parts stores. you can also find them in junkyards. the SROD tends to get a bad reputation, particularly since 79-85 mustang jokers drove the crap out of them and killed them. mine has 218,000 miles on it and it's fine. i just had the bearings replaced and it shifts nice and smooth, no noise. if you're not going to beat your truck up off-road or tow bulldozers with it, one of those tremec trannies will do you just fine. so will the M5OD, but like i've mentioned before, the Mazda uses a concentric slave cylinder. there are two types of hydro clutches ford offered. from 1983-86 it was hydraulic, but only hydraulically actuated. the slave piston worked the clutch fork outside the bellhousing. a concentric cylinder is mounted INSIDE the clutch assembly. that was the deal from 1987-96 for ANY 5-speed.
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hmm i may end up goin with the TOD or SROD. if i put a 5 sp in it, dad will kill me. i want to do this w/o him knowing till he has to. i do some occasional playin in a really small mud pit just to "perdy up " my truck. an old Ford looks good with some mud on her lol. i dont like to beat her, but ill pop the clutch ONLY in mud/dirt really loose stuff. im gonna go to the junkyard soon n see what they got.
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I wish I could find a T-18 around here! I would gladly trade my T-170 SROD 4-Speed for one. I found one in Ft. Wayne, IN and I wish I would have grabbed it when I had the chance, the guy was practically giving it away.
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dude if u were closer, id be game, but only after Aug 7. i have an event at Carslisle to win. SLOW DRAG man. slowest 1/4 mile time in 4 LOW no gas/ brake just idle. i can walk faster than my truck goes at idle LOL... tried it today after playin in a mud pit that wasnt churned up enough.