Tremec TKO Transmissions Part 5 - Will it Fit My Car?

Tremec TKO is an excellent choice to fit in the old muscle cars, but this is not a direct replacement screw-four speeds. There are several areas that need to be modified and / or custom parts for the conversion of municipal solid waste in all muscle cars.

Tremec TKO three mechanisms for moving the inner rail is located in the upper part of the transfer, whichever is greater, broader and flatter than most over the previous four speeds that were common in 1960 and 1970. Some car modification like the Camaro and Firebird 1967-1981 are usually enough space to install the TKO Tunnel without modifications. Other muscle cars have a transmission tunnel, which is barely big enough for the former four-speed, and interfere with the TKO. Body mounts, which are in poor condition, it will be worse, so make sure your body mounts are in good condition before installing the TKO. Some cars can get by with only a hole in the transmission tunnel in some areas, but for others there is simply no way around the tunnel cutting and shaping sheet metal around the new transmission. However, you can change almost always be included in a carpet factory, and the console can be completely invisible from inside the car.

Your transmission through or its location should be altered in some way because of the surface mount placement of MSW are higher than Mount pad for a maximum of four speeds. On some cars just to move the crossmember back on the wing and drill new holes, but others may require you to cut through your plant, and welding it back together, or falsification of the news. Before removing the old transmission, it is wise to record the height of the output shaft of transmission due to a fixed location on the car, giving you a reference point to make when editing your building through new. Transmission height may be increased or decreased slightly at the end to obtain acceptable angle drive, so remember that if you tamper with the new crossing.

TKO to 24.07 inches long, not exactly the same length as any factory four-speed, even if it is close to some versions of the Ford Toploader. Plans, either with your old modified or new shaft designed to work with the DMS. TKO Ford C6 model requires 31-spline slip joint, but it is slipping straps available that will adapt to the common DSM 1310, 1330 and 1350 universal joints. You can keep your original tree intact when they decide to sell your car and you want to convert back to original settings.

Maximum of four pilot box uses solid bronze bushing in the crankshaft, but the stack of roller bearings is a good idea, with nearly all the gear. MSW need. Make sure you install the driver roller, with MSW.

Tremec TKO was tapered roller bearings support the input shaft, and is designed with a relatively narrow bandwidth. It does not "overflow" in the input shaft, the old 4-speed transmission. Tremec requires you to make bellhousing runout check to ensure that the transfer is properly aligned with the crankshaft. If you have more than 0,005 "of bias, you must install the correct offset dowels.

Some car modification have different problems to solve, as the front torsion bars Mopar muscle cars. The support structure at the rear torsion bars attach to clashes with the ATK. Mopar facility will require either a specially prepared transfer, a serious amount of production and improve the elimination of the support structure torsion bar, or a new front suspension, which completely eliminates the torsion bars.

The areas of concern which are common to almost all facilities of DSM. Because of these obstacles, the benefits of increased fuel consumption and reduce noise and heat and engine wear is paid if you plan to manage your muscle car farther than just across the city very often!