mad_skillz
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| posted on 18/9/02 at 08:57 AM |
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MT75 And Type9
hello, can any one tell me the difference between the MT75 gearbox and the type9
Thanks,
Alex
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UncleFista
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| posted on 18/9/02 at 10:12 AM |
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If you mean external differences its pretty easy, the type9 is steel, the MT75 is aluminium with lots of cast "webbing" 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
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mad_skillz
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| posted on 18/9/02 at 05:15 PM |
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what is their performance difference, is one 5 speed and one 6 etc, advantages disadvantages? thanx
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UncleFista
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| posted on 18/9/02 at 07:05 PM |
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Both are 5 speed boxes, the MT75 is lighter (due to aluminium construction) but that means its not a home job if you want to take it apart. The type9
seems much more popular, someone who actually knows WTF they're talking about should be along soon to fill in the (considerable) blanks
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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UncleFista
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| posted on 18/9/02 at 07:13 PM |
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Buggerin' stuttering fingers....
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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mad_skillz
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| posted on 18/9/02 at 07:59 PM |
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Thanks v.much, does any one know the weights of the two?
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paulf
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| posted on 18/9/02 at 08:39 PM |
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The type 9 is very heavy I think it is about threequarters the weight of a bike engine. The MT75 is about 10 or 15 kgs lighter but much more bulky. I
have one of each but decided on the type 9 as the MT75 is quite a lot bulkier and the gearlinkage is a type of remote linkage system mounted on a
bracket to the box and looks as if it may need to be relocated to fit in the tunnel of a locost.The output shaft is also configered for a bolt on
donut and splined front propshaft.
Paul
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Thanks v.much, does any one know the weights of the two?
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 21/9/02 at 08:32 AM |
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For quick identification when its still in the car, the Type 9 reverse is towards the passenger and up, the MT75 is towards the driver and down. My
mate the recovery driver says the Type 9 is bullet proof but the MT75 is still good but can be fragile
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Findlay234
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| posted on 21/9/02 at 09:47 AM |
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well, ive got a sierra with the mt75 as my doner, should i just stick with that then? or do you recon the type 9 is the way to go
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 21/9/02 at 11:33 AM |
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i had heard the opposite - that the MT was better!
I dont know what the gearchange looks like, but if you can get it to fit, then why not?
Unless someone here can give you a reason why it dont fit....
atb
steve
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sg_frost
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| posted on 6/11/02 at 01:19 AM |
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The type 9 box is the early type of gearbox originally developed and modified from the four spped box as fitted to mk1 and 2 escorts. As such it
does suffer oil feed problems to the main shaft resulting in premature bearing failure. This gearbox is cast steel with a bolt on bell-housing and
aluminium tail housing.
The MT75 gearbox is a completely redesigned gearbox to reduce the oil failure problem. It gets its name from manual transmision (MT) and 75mm between
the shafts. The gearbox was designed to transmit more torque and power than the type 9 and primarily designed for the cosrwoths. The strip down of
the type 9 is easy ( done it many times) whilst the MT75 is impossible without special ford tools.
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Stu16v
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| posted on 6/11/02 at 05:51 PM |
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But the downside is that the MT75 is huge compared to the T9, it has a integral bellhousing so only Ford engines will fit, if you want to have a play
with gear ratio's at a later date MT 75 choices are limited and VERY expensive, sorting the prop is a bit of an arse compared to a T9, and finally if
you do mash a T9, they are as common as muck. Not to mention the rattle on tickover that seems to come as standard with an MT 75!
Other than that they are a good box..... 
Dont just build it.....make it!
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