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acenewman · 04-15-2012, 07:30 PM

Are all front brearing retainers the same? I was finishing assebly of a transmission last night when I noticed I had two front bearing retainers and they were not the same. I was mixing and matching parts from a couple transmissions to make one good one. I was currious enough that I dug out another trans for comparison as well. They all look virtually the same except for the length of the tube that the throwout bearing slides on. Two measured 4" and the other was 3.5". Hard to say for sure, but it looks like maybe the shorter of the three has been cut down? Chris

2manycars · 04-15-2012, 07:41 PM

The short one is for an AA 4 speed transmission.

acenewman · 04-15-2012, 07:50 PM

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Thanks for the feedback. Isn't the AA bell housing 1/2 inch shorter as well? Seems like it would make sense if it was.

04-15-2012, 07:30 PM	#1
acenewman Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 54	Transmission front bearing retainer Are all front brearing retainers the same? I was finishing assebly of a transmission last night when I noticed I had two front bearing retainers and they were not the same. I was mixing and matching parts from a couple transmissions to make one good one. I was currious enough that I dug out another trans for comparison as well. They all look virtually the same except for the length of the tube that the throwout bearing slides on. Two measured 4" and the other was 3.5". Hard to say for sure, but it looks like maybe the shorter of the three has been cut down? Chris __________________ Chris Newman "The sooner you get behind, the longer you have to catch up!"

04-15-2012, 07:41 PM	#2
2manycars Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern CT Posts: 2,732	Re: Transmission front bearing retainer The short one is for an AA 4 speed transmission.

04-15-2012, 07:50 PM	#3
acenewman Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 54	Re: Transmission front bearing retainer Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks for the feedback. Isn't the AA bell housing 1/2 inch shorter as well? Seems like it would make sense if it was. __________________ Chris Newman "The sooner you get behind, the longer you have to catch up!"