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| How to Build a Hybrid MY8/M17 Muncie, and the Differences Between the Two (Page 4/4) |
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Will
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APR 15, 08:13 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by NJD85GT:
Spend a week cleaning your trans case and then paint it.  Enjoy!
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The dishwasher does a fantastic job of cleaning aluminum castings quickly with no fuss (except from the wife, unless you found a good one...). However, you either have to remove all the steel parts (bearing races, etc.) first or get the case out as quickly as possible when the dishwasher's done and WD-40 the steel parts.
I go over such parts thoroughly with the parts washer at the shop first to get the grime and scunge off. The dishwasher is only for the last bit of clean to get it looking nearly new.[This message has been edited by Will (edited 04-15-2012).]
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Capt Fiero
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JUL 14, 04:52 PM
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You get a HUGE PLUS and THANK YOU from me. This is sad for me to admit, but before I knew what an MY8 trans was, I blew up 2 in my Race built 2.9 Fiero. I thought they were just regular 3.65's and tossed them to scrap to be melted down, it was my 3rd trans that I put in, that was a 3.65 and I thought I had just F-D up and installed a 4.10 because the car oddly reved really high compared to my last 2 4spds. I found out that I installed a 3.65 and my previous were the 3.32's. I am now running a Getrag behind my 4.9 V8 and HATE IT. If it wasn't for the fact that I blew up 3 Isuzu's I would still be running the Isuzu Trans as the 5th in the Isuzu is really close to the 3.32's 4th gear revs.
If I can't find another 3.32 4spd, I am going to take an Isuzu apart, get it Cryo Treated and then install it. There was a woman on this forum running a Cryo Treated Isuzu behind a 383 SBC and had not blown it up. So I might be safe with the 4.9 and a little Nitrous.
Again Thank You Very Much for the Info.------------------
857GT Part 85GT Part 87GT Part Caddy, 93 Eldorado 4.9, 5spd Dual O2 Custom Chip, Custom Exhaust. MSD Everything Now with Nitrous. Capt Fiero --- My Over View Cadero Pics Yellow 88GT 5spd Full Poly Suspension, Lowered 1/2" in front, Corner Carver.
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mattwa
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DEC 17, 12:40 AM
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Just a little note I found out today after taking both of these transmissions apart, the shifter shafts and select levers are different between MY8 and M17, so you can not mix and match them. The M17 only has one piece on the side with a bigger "pin", while the MY8 has two smaller pins. I would think the M19 lever/shaft is the same as the MY8 as well, since they are both 84 4-speeds.
M17 on the left, MY8 on right.
EDIT: One thing I did forget to add, was that on both transmissions when I pulled the input and output shafts out at the same time, all of 4th gear and that bearing fell off the input shaft.[This message has been edited by mattwa (edited 12-17-2012).]
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FieroWannaBe
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DEC 17, 04:53 PM
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I will double check, but the shifters on my M17 and M19 looked the same, both had the select protrusion on only one side.
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TD37
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JUN 04, 10:54 AM
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I'm looking to do this soon. I've picked up a J tool set from ebay but what about the shims? Where do I get those or can I make them myself?
Thanks,
-Tim
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richard in nc
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SEP 15, 10:08 AM
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this sounds great.too bad all the pictures disappeared.
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