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Old 10-04-2001, 08:56 AM
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buying a used transmission questions

I have a '92 SVX and I was wondering if you bought a used transmission what years would be compatible. I was saving up for a remanufactured tranny but I moved to Las Vegas in the begining of July and have spent all my money paying rent till I found a steady job, So I was thinking I could get a used one put in temporarily till I could afford a reman so any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

On another note, Since the first of July I have now seen 4 SVX's in Las Vegas, compared to seeing at least 2 per week in Utah it is sad. And the night before I moved I saw a lowered SVX at a dance club in Salt Lake City

Thanks again and I will hopefully be able to come back to being at this site on a regular basis......Darren
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Old 10-04-2001, 02:48 PM
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Hi Utah

I have been looking for this kind of information since I joined the club, with only a little success. It would appear very few people put a tranny from a wreck in their cars.

In the UK club, most of the advice I got was to recondition my tranny, that way I could be sure it was correctly done. A disadvantage of fitting a second hand tranny is, you have no way of knowing how good it is, if it was faulty before the crash, or how long you might expect it to last.

Compatability will be a problem. Improvements and changes were made over the years, and the looms are quite different. Just the same, I have recently fixed my '91 car with a '96 tranny. To achieve it, my mechanic took the internals from the later tranny, and installed them in the '91 carcase. It seems to work very well, I am driving it carefully to get used to how it operates, and listen for problems.

The main changes were made in '93 and again in '95/'96. The simplest solution for you would be to buy a pre '93 tranny, it will give the least fitment problems. Up to you how much trust you put in how good/bad it might be. Unfortunately, the labour and trouble involved to make the switch will be the same whether the tranny is perfect or s**t. So you need to be well sure the tranny is worth the trouble of installing.

However, it can be done. Best of luck.

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Old 10-04-2001, 04:30 PM
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Re: buying a used transmission questions

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I was wondering if you bought a used transmission
Darren,

Does your car move? What is the transmission doing?
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