My trans pooched so I bought a used one that is supposed to be a 46rh and as far as I can tell I had a 46rh on my 5.2 v8 but when I got my trans dripped I discovered the bell housings dont match.
The one I pulled from my zj had the starter in the lower left side and the "new" one has it on the right side.
Is this just a variation in the bell housing or is my pooched trans not a 46rh?
95 with a V8 should have a 46RH. The donor may be from a Dodge truck. I think they had the starter on the other side. What would it take to swap bell housings?
I would think pulling it apart similar to a rebuild but using the old bellhousing when putting it back together so not too bad but I dont want to risk the chance of mucking up seals if I dont ha e to.
Yep, the trans they gave you is from a dodge. It is possible to use the dodge transmission if you re route the starter wires and change exhaust manifolds, similar to what the 5 speed swap guys have done. IMO, not worth it.
the bell housing and the barrel are cast together, yes. Im hoping the barrels are th same and the governor tubes line up with those in the extension housing (the tail that holds the overdrive)
EDIT:
Im going to take the plunge. Just writing up my step list, which ill post before hand (when I check one more timeto see if anyone is leaning on the "terrible idea" button)
yeah, unfortunately on the island here there doesn't seem to be any and for 350 CDN i was game since i'm on a budget tighter than a dolphin's sphincter.
did my research on pulling the trans apart. then stripped the jeep one down...am going to need a master rebuild kit which would cost (after shipping) about the same as the dodge trans (which looks like it was recently rebuilt and may have a shift kit and the larger coolant hole in the intermediary shaft). the old bands were worn way down and the seals were looking pretty shotty, i wasnt surprised judging by the amount of filings in the pan when i dropped it.
Turns out the transfer case was swapped out from a 249 to a 242 at some point, good to know because the indicator plate in the cab still just had the 4H/N/4L...
All in all, the swap was fairly clean and straight forward. you don't need to pull every piece apart, just enough o get the chunks out.
Unfortunately 3 out of 4 bolts that hold the crossmember the trans is mounted to snapped off in the frame while i was trying to loosen/remove them. It seems fairly common place, and rather than trying to extract the busted parts i'm just going to go the riv-nut route and drill out the chunks straight away. Seems easiest with less possibility of breaking a tool...but then again, if i'm feeling aggro when i get up there this weekend i may just try setting the buggers on fire and hose them down with some more sea foam.
BTW certain gaskets are mandatory-replace if you disassemble
so you need a gasket kit no matter what you do
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