Topic: New truck needs a tranny

[yodaman1151]

Hey,
new guy not new to forums. I'm gettin a 89 toyota pickup with a  22re and a 5spd 4x4 tomorrow. the tranny makes a growling kinda noise almost all the time but is worse when down shifting or using gears to slow down. Don't know whats in it but i was reading a little bit and it seems there is like 6 trannies in these suckers. any help would be greatly appreciated

[86rustbucket]

w56-c

[yodaman1151 [OP]]

for sure? they worth their weight?

[yodaman1151 [OP]]

would a tranny from a 85 work?

[86rustbucket]

85 is w56  i beleive any w or g series tranny will work not sure though look in the transmission section in the ''store''

[Plekto]

I love my MC W56 heavy duty transmission.  Worth every penny.

[yodaman1151 [OP]]

i found one on CL out of an 87, should be a w56-b... should bolt right into place right?

[kneedownnate]

Should be a w series if it's efi, g series if it's carbed.  Will bolt up identically, but there could be very minor differences between the years that you'll have to smooth over.

[yodaman1151 [OP]]

so like an ameteur i bought the one this guy got from an 89. well my truck is an 89 so i thought it would work... well i got all the bolts out and it was resting on the jack and i remembered i needed to take the shift boots off... thats when i discovered the shifter mounting was different...

my truck

the new tranny


my bronco II was so much easier when it came to part compatibility...

[kneedownnate]

Did you look at the id tag in the door jam and verify that you had a w56 or g58?  Kinda helps to know these things ahead of time 

[yodaman1151 [OP]]

truck door jamb says w56 is the one i bought a g series?

[89 toy]

the one you bought is a w56b used from 86-88 in efi trucks the one you have is a w56c used in 89-91 or so

[yodaman1151 [OP]]

the guy said it was from an 89... i got a dude willing to trade me so we will see how that goes