[Amc-list] T-96J and 70-71 Gremlins

["Swygert, Francis G MSgt 436 CES/CECM" <Francis.Swygert3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Been there! Cost me $800 to have that J rebuilt about seven years ago
because it had to have the input shaft and main gear cluster replaced
with new (don't know HOW they found it, but the input shaft was
costly!), and the planetary cluster in the OD was replaced. Other than
bearings and the synchros that was it. It's not a difficult trans to
rebuild at all, but parts are difficult to find. It took the shop a
couple weeks just to locate the input shaft because only AMC used it,
and for only 2-3 years. The main gear cluster was the same as others.
The only thing harder to find parts for (mainly the main gear cluster)
is t Twin-Stick version of the T-96 (or the 86 and 89, for that
matter!). 

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Date: Monday, March 5, 2007 01:59 PM
From: John Elle <johnelle@xxxxxxxxx>
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<Snip>
AMC had a special
version (T-96J) built for 70-71 Hornets and Gremlins w/232 
<Snip>
I owned one of these as a late model used car. A 71 Gremlin X with a 232
I-6. (It) ran well with minimal problems until I started have 2-3 syncro
problems. I don't remember how many syncro rings I put into the thing or
assemblies only to lunch them back out with in a very limited amount of
time. 

I finally through up my hands in disgust and turned it over the local
AMC dealer to fix the thing 'cause obviously I was missing something.
The bill was astronomical! When I questioned the expense the answer made
sense when they pointed out every shaft in the transmission the ends
where they sat in bearings were ground down considerably in size and
they were wobbling around in there causing the syncro's to be tore out.
The reason apparently as I remember (senior moments besides) was that
the transmissions were made
in Mexico and the shafts were not hardened properly and were wearing
themselves out.

And as I am sitting here typing I remembered that I called multiple junk
yards looking for a replacement unit. The demand was so high for these
things there was non to be had anywhere. I never saw it because I
thought the shafts were supposed to be a different diameter on the ends.
John.
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