need european transmission

lazer · #1 09-27-2007, 08:37 AM

Hey
I've just bought a 1992 svx with a bad tranny.
Does anyone here have a working transmission for sale??

I'm situated in Norway so I would need it to be shipped

Thanks
Martin

svxistentialist · #2 10-03-2007, 04:48 AM

Hello Martin, you are very welcome to the Network.

I'm sorry for the lack of reply. This most likely reflects that not many people have good transmissions sitting around. In fact it is very common that a bad transmission is the primary reason for "retiring" or breaking SVXs.

If you could get a transmission, the likely cost in the UK would be £500 or less plus shipping, but you run the risk that it might have a fault that you would only know about when you start to use it.

Is there any chance that you could have the damaged transmission rebuilt? If there is a transmission specialist anywhere near you, they should be able to do it. The same 4EAT box is in Legacys and in Foresters, plus it is also used in some Mazdas and Nissans. So they would have no trouble getting the parts for it. It just boils down to whether they would rebuild it for you at a reasonable cost [which depends a bit on how badly burnt out your box is.]

I'll ask around.

Joe

Hocrest · #3 10-03-2007, 07:24 AM

Joe,
For a little more background read here.

Lazer already swapped in a trans out of a Legacy and it didn't work

He has a beautiful car, hopefully it can get on the road soon.

svxistentialist · #4 10-03-2007, 09:10 AM

Hi Dave

Thanks for the heads-up

Lazer seems to have got the Legacy box moving over the weekend*. Using most Legacy boxes will be a problem for a Euro SVX. The vast majority of them are the US "rear assist" type, they have a different case than the SVX. They also have a different speed sensor, so they can't "talk" to the ECU/TCU brains of the outfit.

The only Legacy box that is a straight bolt-in solution is the trans from the JDM Legacy twin turbo, it's got the same internals and clutches, although with 4.11 final drive.

Even that one uses the US/JDM style speed sensor on the front diff, rather than internally as in the Euro one, and this implies the TCU will be different, so another electronic hurdle to jump.

Actually it's a pity he did not ask here first. I found him a UK transmission today, but he has not replied to my PM.

Joe

*PS, because of the TCU compatability problem, it would not surprise me if the Legacy box he has installed will only work in "dumb" mode. I mean changing up at preset levels, rather than using the signal inputs to decide gears etc.

lazer · #5 10-15-2007, 01:50 PM

Yeah, thanks it's working now

exept for the middle difflock. The light is on in the dash where it says difflock. I don't know what could be wrong with this.. Any suggestions?

Also insted of using a legacy tcu I installed a brand new wiring harness on the transmission with the svx speed sensor so that it have 2 internal speed sensors. rather than the legacy sensor located in the front diff

svxistentialist · #6 10-15-2007, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by lazer

Yeah, thanks it's working now

exept for the middle difflock. The light is on in the dash where it says difflock. I don't know what could be wrong with this.. Any suggestions?

Also insted of using a legacy tcu I installed a brand new wiring harness on the transmission with the svx speed sensor so that it have 2 internal speed sensors. rather than the legacy sensor located in the front diff

Good work! You have wired the SVX loom [USA say cord

] to the Legacy tranny and used the two SVX speed sensors. I hope that works OK.

Regards the difflock, this may seem obvious, but have you checked the fuse on the main fuse board under the hood?

If your wiring was standard [I know you have rewired for the transmission loom, but bear with me a minute], then inserting a fuse [10A or 15A] into position 32 on the fuse board engages the diff lock, and the dash light is lit to remind you to remove it before driving.
[If the diff is genuinely locked it will strain the transmission when turning on tarmac]

Take the lid off the fuse box. Looking into it from over the lhs wing, on the extreme left and nearest you there are two fuse positions. The position closest to the front of the car is for the AC. The one very close to it and on its right hand side, this is normally empty. If a fuse is put into this slot, the differential is locked on Japanese or Euro gearboxes.

Check that you do not have a fuse in this position.

What I have said above relates to Euro style gearboxes.

[In the US type, with the rear-assist type gearbox they use that your Legacy box may be like, putting in this fuse has a different function or effect. It actually disconnects the electric rear drive clutch, and effectively turns the car to front-wheel drive.]

I hope this is a help.

Joe