I'm curious, and also did a search , but to no avail. I am doing a swap for my buddy from a 5 speed to a 4 speed transmision on an 83 Toyota truck, 22r, no mods to speak of. Now before he goes out and buys the 4 pseed transmission, I was wondering if the W56 shift handle will fit the 4 speed transmission seeing as the transmission he can get has no shift handle?

Thank you for any help in advance.

-k

 

sry i cant help u but i was wondering whats the advantage to this?

 

No advantage to speak of, more of a money situation for him. It's his only vehicle to drive, the W56 is shot and needs a rebuild, says it's going to take about a week to rebuild( his friends shop) and $150.00. He uses this truck daily as he owns a log cutting buisness. He can get the 4 speed for $100.00, and he can be up and running in no time.

-k

 

If it doesn't fit, an aftermarket one shouldn't be too expensive.

 

Yeah, I agree, He's just on a truncated timetable and we are just shadetreeing it until he gets another W56.

-keith

 

to my knowledge there's no aftermarket shifters really out there for our toyota transmissions. hurst makes them for newer jeeps though, which use the AX5 and AX15 trannies(essentially a W56 and R150F respectively) so that could be a point of interest.

is the truck 2wd or 4wd? is the transmission a top loader(L45) or a side loader(L43)? might be able to help then.

 

kyle,

the truck is a 4wd and the transmission that is currently in it is a top loader, I hope that helps and thank you for the response.

-k

 

alright, so is the 4 speed a top loader with a non-removable iron bellhousing as well? if so, you're in luck, the sticks will swap. in fact, the trannies are EXACTLY the same except for the 4 speed is missing a 5th gear, and if it's an '83 tranny it'll have a slightly bigger input beraing

 

kyle,

Thanks for the reply, that's exactly what I was looking for. I really appreciate it.

This board rocks . Thanks again guys.

-k

 

hello got a 83 sr5 pickup trying to swap in a trany from a 86 i beleive. Everything looks like its going to bolt up except drivelines and crossmember are off by a few inches any ideas from someone who has done a similar tranny swap?, and i have to either rebuild the bearing on the other side of the retainer plate or take it to a shop any ideas on that too?