Date:         Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:33:53 -0800
Reply-To:     Will Taygan <lists@ALASKABIODIESEL.ORG>
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From:         Will Taygan <lists@ALASKABIODIESEL.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Putting a 2wd transmission into a Syncro?
Comments: To: Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net>
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Great!  So, just to confirm: the shift mechanism from the Syncro will
work with a 2wd trans?  Remove drive shaft, yep.  Put new lock washers
on the CV joints, yep.  I'm guessing the bellhousing is different?
Input shaft the same?

Thanks,

Will in Alaska.

On Wed, 2010-09-22 at 15:12 -0400, Ken Wilford wrote:
>   Will, I had a customer that did this on his Syncro Westy and ran
> that
> way for years until he brought it here and we put the syncro
> transmission back in.  You will need the 2wd Transmission and the
> mount
> at the nose of it and four bolts to bolt it to the frame.  The bolt
> holes are already there with nuts welded into them, but you might
> want
> to chase them with a tap since they have never been used.  That is
> about
> it.  Everything else swaps over and bolts up.  Of course you would
> also
> have to remove your front to rear drive shaft as well but that should
> be
> obvious.
> --
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
> Phone: 856-327-4936
> Fax: 856-327-2242
>
>
> On 9/22/2010 1:08 AM, Will Taygan wrote:
> > Heresy, I know.
> >
> > Will a 2wd transmission pop into a Syncro?  I'm strictly diesel 2wd,
> but
> > I've got some buddies with a blown syncro transmission and no money
> to
> > fix it.  I've got a spare 2wd tranny.
> >
> > Found lots of info converting 2wd to 4wd, but none going the other
> way,
> > hard to see what is actually necessary..
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Will in Alaska.
> >