Re: [AMC-list] GM 6 speed to AMC Gen 2

[Jack Dale <mercendarian@xxxxxxxxx>]

I didn't have an issue/problem with tranny fit, although that's an easy fix.  Halve the drive shaft to find your tranny-fit, putting a solid-piece in the center to not have to buy another drive shaft.  Don't put another u-joint, because removing them from euro-drive shafts is a usual "fix", nowadays.  Imho, the Euros had no business spitting the shaft with a u-joint in the first place, as it was a "designed-in" point of failure.  There are other examples of this, "stick-it-to-the-owner" ideation.  Alfa had a distributor-rotor-head that was epoxied to the distributor shaft..  Because Bosch also made a similar rotor, it was possible to fix the electronics for slightly over $3., rather than $600. for an entire distributor cap, base, & shaft, that was the Alfa-recommended repair.  I LOVE manual AMCs, and the T-10 is a strong tranny, but I'd go for more gears, and have a pattern of those gears right on the shifter ball, Concours be demmed, unless you WANT to
 own a "trailer-Queen."   I would not want to own a trailer-queen.


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 From: Sandwich Maker <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [AMC-list] GM 6 speed to AMC Gen 2
  
" From: Jim Boone <fljab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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" On the fitment - I'm confused.  I see where there is an adapter plate
" that some use - but I'd thought GM input length is ~6-7/8" and OEM
" manuals on AMCs were that if T10 or more if going to the Ford T-type
" trans.  More digging...

the t5 and toploader inputs are actually close to gm, but the amc t-10
is longer, some 2".

and as i said previously, the stock gm t56 -does-not- have the std gm
bolt pattern.  its input may also be longer, enough to handle an
adapter plate to the gm pattern.

another detail - you may be able to use an early 4.0 roller pilot
bearing.  it fits 258 cranks as well and may also fit v8 cranks, and
xj trannies up to '90 had 0.590" pilots - gm size.
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