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any fixes for 3.slow slushbox

Old Feb 18, 2005 | 03:44 PM
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any fixes for 3.slow slushbox

Well since ive been driving my yota as my daily driver i was wondering if there are any alternitives to the slushbox. Does B&M make a kit or something? a short shift kit isnt needed just something to tighten up the box.
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 03:49 PM
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fix to slush box get a 5speed
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by dwh91102
fix to slush box get a 5speed
i have a 5 speed the shifter is terrible..thts my issue
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 04:29 PM
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ahhh ok I sorta had that problem when i first go my truck. If you remove the rubber boot from under the shifter you will see a ball on the end of the shifter and a bolt that locks it in, thats all that was wrong with mine is the bolt just needed tightened up
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 04:51 PM
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dont know the part numbers, but there are two things that can be done and it greatly improved the quality of my truck. i believe ya have the r-150 tranny or 151, cant quite remember which went in which, but i switched to redline, which was a negligable difference, but i change the shift bushings, there are two of them, it tightened it up very nicely. im assuming ya have a 5 speed, and not a slushbox, but the bushings improved the shifting nicely, cleaned up a lot of the slop.
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 03:27 PM
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the 5speed is a slushbox...as much as i love my 4runner the gearbox in it is just terrible...maybe its just me, i dunno. but Ill chneck those bolts and the bushings..and a decent shiftknob would help also
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 06:31 PM
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always used the term slushbox to describe an auto tranny, didnt mean anything by it.
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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Yup, slush box = auto tranny
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 06:50 PM
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in the automotive world, the general jargon is "slushbox" means an automatic transmission
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by jimabena74
in the automotive world, the general jargon is "slushbox" means an automatic transmission
hmm my mistake...im an origonal person...not to mention im one of the younger generation usuers here..haha..i guess ill just have to just remeber that im not driving a sports car and if i try to shift like in driving one im not going to hit the gears...
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 07:06 PM
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try the shifter fix mod... i did on my 4x2 5 speed and it helped out a lot... i drive my truck like a sports car... but then again, i have also heard that the 4x2s are way faster than the 4x4s
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by jimabena74
try the shifter fix mod... i did on my 4x2 5 speed and it helped out a lot... i drive my truck like a sports car... but then again, i have also heard that the 4x2s are way faster than the 4x4s
any write-ups on it?
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 03:58 PM
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yes there are several write yps..... its the shifter seat or shifter bushing... there are 2 parts to it
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 04:10 PM
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http://www.marlincrawler.com/docs/sh...eat/index.html http://www.marlincrawler.com/trans.html
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 08:05 PM
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i dont need a trans rebuild thats for sure. Im gonan replace the shifter seat for sure that seems like it could be the problem...

Have any of you used the short shifter kit? Does it change the shifter itself or is it just a shorter shaft? How hard is this to install?
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