Re: [AMC-List] BW M12 tran question

[Jock J Jocewicz <namdra@xxxxxxxx>]

Back in the 70's when I lived in California, I installed a FMX tranny in
our "Were Gone" 12-second street-strip 69 SC/Rambler. It has been so many
years since I did it that I have forgotten exactly what we had to do to
install it but the FMX held up to the abuse we gave it!

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:27:40 +0000 farna@xxxxxxx writes:
> Unfortunately none of the parts mentioned in the article are 
> available any more. But there is one way to increase internal 
> pressure -- replace the Primary Regulator Spring with a slightly 
> stiffer one, or put a couple washers/shims under the retainer. The 
> spring is easy to find -- there is a clip on retainer on the side of 
> the valve body. It's near the electric downshift solenoid, but on 
> the main body. 
> 
> You mean the FMX Ralph (not FMC), but I'll forgive you since you 
> have "AMC" on the brain -- like many of us here!! ;> 
> 
> The rebuild kits are only slightly different for the Ford FMX and BW 
> trans. Gears, clutch plates, and bands are the same. It also has a 
> separate bell and main trans body. If the bolt pattern is the same, 
> the transmissions could conceivably be exchanged. I know the Ford 
> units have a different valve body, but I'm not sure about input and 
> output shaft splines. I have been told early in my AMC days about 
> Hornets with Ford FMX auto transmissions, but even then I knew the 
> BW was realted to the FMX. When I corrected one person, they got 
> irate and told me they knew it was a Ford because Ford parts were 
> used by the rebuilder. I didn't press the issue -- but BW and FMX 
> transmissions share most internal parts.
> 
> --
> Frank Swygert
> Publisher, "American Independent 
> Magazine" (AIM)
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> (free download available!)
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>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> Message: 13
> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:10:47 -0700
> From: "RetroRalph" <retroralph@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-List] BW M12 tran question
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> Here is an article on the M-11 and how B&M beefed up this 
> transmission.  I 
> don't know how close it is to the M12.  but maybe there is some info 
> there 
> for you.
> 
> Toughening AM's Automatic - (From Hot Rod Magazine May 1969 -/- Text 
> and 
> photos by Bud Lang)
> 
> July 2001 newsletter as posted at: 
> http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/classicamx/index.htm
> 
> 
> Go to this web page link and look on left sidebar for the 
> newsletter.  It is 
> about half way thru the newsletter page...
> 
> I heard of local trans shops replacing BW autos with FMC autos.  
> Don't know 
> if was entire Transm or if just the FMC guts in the AMC case.
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