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This tranny had 90k miles on it, I broke a front axle and proceded to smoke up 215/75 15's on the rear whenever I had the chance. 2 diffs, 3 driveshalfts, and then the tranny let go. Took it apart in school, swapped in good gears from a tranny I dragged out of the state forest, and It'll be back together next wednesday.

 

Here's the two gears that route power to the rear driveshalft from the pinion shaft:

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Yes I know it's out of focus but my camera was free and can't focus because it was in the glovebox of a truck when it rolled.

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I think thats what the last tranny in my Hatch looked like. With the divorced t-case in it, its always in rwd or 4wd. With all the hiways runs to get to where I was wheeling, it finally took it toll. Man, what awful sound when those suckers go :eek:

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I think thats what the last tranny in my Hatch looked like. With the divorced t-case in it, its always in rwd or 4wd. With all the hiways runs to get to where I was wheeling, it finally took it toll. Man, what awful sound when those suckers go :eek:

 

So maybe my idea of doing the t-case mod to one of the BRATs isn't a good idea after all?

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So maybe my idea of doing the t-case mod to one of the BRATs isn't a good idea after all?

 

Depends on how your going to use it. Like I said, I put alot of hiway miles on it getting to meets and offroad parks. I dont know how many miles were on the tranny to begin with either. If you can find a low mileage 5spd D/R, use that for the swap. Scotties Cocktail for the tranny might be a good idea also, I think I might be doing that to my Hatch now.

If its for a offroad beast thats not going to see alot of street miles, I say go for it.

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