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... Please note however that the release bearing on your L43 is not compatible with a W56. It will need to be changed when you do the swap. The rest of the clutch components and flywheel will all work just fine with the 1985-88 W56 transmission. ...
Regarding this, here are the two:
Release bearing for your L43:
http://www.marlincrawler.com/clutch/release-pilot/release-bearing-1979-80-4cylRelease bearing for any 1981-89 4cyl transmission, which would include the W56-A & W56-B:
http://www.marlincrawler.com/clutch/release-pilot/release-bearing-1981-89-4cylHere is a picture of the later model bearing. Compare it to yours. Your L43 release bearing should be much thicker than this one:
1981-89 style clutch release bearingAlso, please note that a release bearing is INCLUDED with any clutch kit. So if you get a clutch kit for your 1979-80 transmission, and then later use a W56 transmission, then you only need to purchase an individual release bearing later when you swap in the W56. Make sure you get the clutch fork with the W56 you find because your L43 clutch fork will not work with a W56 trans.
Mike
