sweet, thanks guys! i figured there was some sort of difference as the newer ones dont interchange when you search for a used trans. I found a used unit in the junkyard for $650, 60k original miles. looks clean... anyone have luck with one of those similarly priced "rebuilt" units you find on ebay?
now... what has been the best clutch you guys have found w/ a 3.0? i've already put 1 ford clutch in... it lasted 65k miles with me driving the living crap out of it and wheelin it from time to time. i haven't found too much in the way of aftermarket options
I've seen five or six Ebay rebuilds.
But that isn't a good thing...
remember the onlyreason I'll see a transmission is if it is apart for some reason... AFTER someone had a problem with it.
I greatly enjoy fixing something someone else missed.... it's job security.
If the "used" transmission really does only have 60K miles and it's out of a wreck chances are it's good.
when junkyard shopping I like vehicles that are hit, preferably hit HARD
to scavenge power train parts off of....
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