Transmission interchangability question. Help!
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Transmission interchangability question. Help!
Hey, guys! Here's a question for the wrench heads out there.
I have a 2001 Montero Sport XLS 3.0 with 2WD. My transmission is toast.
(Long story short -- I lent it to my brother-in-law, who drove it into the ground. The transmission cooler line popped, and he kept driving it...and driving it...and driving it, until it stopped moving. Burnt. Ugh. )
I'm cash-poor, and don't have the dosh to lay into a rebuild. BUT I've found a scrapyard tranny, dirt cheap. The problem is, it's a 4WD unit with transfer case, and I can't spring for it if it won't fit.
So, for those of you that have played with engine swaps before: How easy (or possible) is a quick-and-dirty swap using a 4WD tranny in a 2WD car? Are the trannys themselves identical? Is it a straight bolt-in and just leave the transfer case attached? Does the tail extension of a 2WD tranny mate up with the 4WD tranny without the transfer case?
I need to get this thing drivable ASAP, or sell it as-is. If anyone has any knowledge to throw my way, I'd be everlasting grateful. Thanks!
I have a 2001 Montero Sport XLS 3.0 with 2WD. My transmission is toast.
(Long story short -- I lent it to my brother-in-law, who drove it into the ground. The transmission cooler line popped, and he kept driving it...and driving it...and driving it, until it stopped moving. Burnt. Ugh. )
I'm cash-poor, and don't have the dosh to lay into a rebuild. BUT I've found a scrapyard tranny, dirt cheap. The problem is, it's a 4WD unit with transfer case, and I can't spring for it if it won't fit.
So, for those of you that have played with engine swaps before: How easy (or possible) is a quick-and-dirty swap using a 4WD tranny in a 2WD car? Are the trannys themselves identical? Is it a straight bolt-in and just leave the transfer case attached? Does the tail extension of a 2WD tranny mate up with the 4WD tranny without the transfer case?
I need to get this thing drivable ASAP, or sell it as-is. If anyone has any knowledge to throw my way, I'd be everlasting grateful. Thanks!
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