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Re: Getrag 5-speed (archive)
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Posted by andrey on January 20, 2002 at 12:32:25:

In Reply to: Getrag 5-speed posted by Arno on January 19, 2002 at 20:17:46:

what's a 'sport' transmission? close-ratio? what does it say on the casting? where did you take it out of?

anyway, from my so far limited experience:

you'll shorten the driveshaft. measure it yourself (difference between the length of the 4-speed in the car and your new 5-speed) rather than having someone give you a figure (on my car it was 96mm though).

Check that the 5-speed has a mechanical speedometer drive. If it doesn't, check if it has a little gear so you can put in a speedometer drive from your 4-speed. If not, you have to do more stuff to get it in. If there's a plastic cap over the whole area, take it off and look under.

Anyway, there's quiet a bit of stuff that has to be done, involving the shifter and linkage, clutch output cylinder (but a new one, for an E12) and that sort of thing. Do you have a bel housing with your new gearbox?

-Andrey
74 3.0CS
73 3.0S (5-speed swap in progress)

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