Tranny swap

[MjPioneer]

I have the chance to grab a 87 Mj 178,XXX 4banger for dirt cheap. The tranny is stuck in reverse and I want to swap it out. I have a BA/10 sitting in my garage from my 89 6 cyl and I was wondering if it would work.

 

Thanks

[Eagle]

Nope. The bell housing-to-block bolt pattern is different.

[Geonovast]

Shouldn't be that difficult to get it un-stuck.

[MjPioneer]

Damn I was hoping it would be a direct swap.

 

 

now as far as it being stuck it's like this, truck turned off the shifter won't move a inch, truck off clutch down it kinda shimmys a very little bit, truck on clutch down still just shimmys. Any ideas how to free this up?

[Geonovast]

Does the truck roll with the clutch in?

 

Is there fluid in the trans?

[Oizarod115]

you're not gonna have much life left in the transmission but ABUSE is usually how you free them. like kicking it forwards.

[Pete M]

you're not gonna have much life left in the transmission but ABUSE is usually how you free them. like kicking it forwards.

:agree:

 

My peugeot got stuck in second once. after exhausting all options available to me on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, I kicked the shifter handle out of frustration. popped right out and for some reason didn't have that issue ever again. (the trans blew up the next year)