differences between 4cyl m5od and 4L m5od

[TheOne]

just need to make sure its the right one

 

[adsm08]

The internals are more or less the same. The gear ratios are a bit different and the cases are different, notably in the bell housing. The real major difference is that the bell pattern is different. A 4-banger trans won't bolt to a 4.0 because the bolt holes won't line up.

 

[TheOne]

well i dont have a 4L to check. how else can i identify the 4L m5od? wats the pattern on the bellhouseing? anyone got any pics of the bell?

 

[adsm08]

I can try to get one in the next day or two.

 

[TheOne]

i tired looking on google to no avail

anyone else? or even the bolt pattern of a a4ld or the like!

 

[Totalled]

 

[TheOne]

thank u very much!

 

[AllanD]

the bellhousing pictured could be EITHER a 4.0 or a 2.9

And infact that trans is a 2.9 transmission


How can I tell you ask?

Look at the outside edge of the bellhousing (like the edge of a coin)
See how the pictured bellhousing is smooth?

a 4.0 transmission case is "skeletonized" there are little depressions cast in
on the outside edge.

this was done as a visual identifier in the factory when both
2.9 and 4.0 transmisisons on the factory floor at the same
time in 1991 & 1992.

AD

 

[lethal-threat-b288]

where can i get a m40d?

 

[lethal-threat-b288]

sorry m5od, fat fingers lol

 

[adsm08]

M5OD can be found in a junkyard,

To get an M4OD you gotta tear into an M5 and pull the OD gears out.