installing a trimatic - step by step

[ben]

mounts are the same. or should be. althou if its from a vh i think the shifter is on the left hand side which is a bit of a pain in the butt.

what a good idea with the clutch pedal!!


dont forget that little brass bush that pushes in the back of the crank.. its most important.

ben

[ben]

you can do it yourself you know.. its quite simple. you may find it quicker to do it yourself cause you dont have to wait for your pro to be available to do the job.. and even for your first should have it done in a day or 2 id think. no better way to get to know your vehicle either:)

dont forget oldholden.com is a great resource for holden stuff too. it will have all the nessasary steps to take converting man to auto.

cheers
ben

[delrazor]

I'm starting to get my head around it all, thanks fellas.

Shopping list...

flexplate
oil
Gaskets?
shifter (wrong side I think) whatever that means.
kickdown switch?
Bolts??? I read there were different lengths.

[ben]

call me 0430053679

[delrazor]

Thanks for the chat Ben.
Ill collect the box, then start shopping. I'll look around for a cable shift so the 'wrong side issue' doesn't matter.
derek

[delrazor]

I picked up the tranny today (ooh vicar), so I now need to identify what I need to buy.

For a start I had better make sure I know what the tranny is exactly.

The tag was hard to read but I made out the following... "A   0972272", and tgere is a large 10445 stamped in the casing.

[TOOLKING]

HI Guys, not trying to hijack this thread but my mechanic is doing some work on the van for me and he needs a left hand top arm for the cf short wheelbase cf as mine is too worn and may have a crack
also needs new bushes to suit.
does anyone know where to get one? are they still available?


regards
Heath

Ps I need them fairly quickly

[TOOLKING]

got one guys.
thanks to ben again

[jesus_is_alright]

Are there any 4spd auto's out there with overdrive worth putting in a Beddy (SWB Red 202)
I'm thinkin the overdrive gear will help out heaps with fuel economy

[delrazor]

I've measured my gearbox and it is around 70mm longer than the trimatic.
I may be best to just get a new driveshaft BUT  I am still unsure if the stock one will bolt onto my diff coupling. This is because i am not too sure of the diff i am running.

Anyone have any pics/measurements of the stock coupling?

derek