James
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 posted on 24/5/02 at 04:06 PM |
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Type9 or not to Type 9
Last weekend I extracted the engine and gearbox from March 1989 Sierra Sapphire GLS.
It's got the injection '205' engine.
I was wondering how I confirm if it's got a Type9 or MT75 gearbox.
I was pretty sure it was the Type9 but on removal from donor it looked a little different than I remembered.
How do I tell?
Thanks,
James
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locodude
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| posted on 24/5/02 at 05:51 PM |
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Hi James
Type 9 is steel, MT75 is alloy!
Chris PTM
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Liam
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| posted on 24/5/02 at 05:53 PM |
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Short answer - does it have a removable bellhousing?
OK that's actually a question, but if the bellhousing is removable it's a type 9.
MT75 is made of ally and has kind of criss-cross ribbing all over it - including on the integral (non removable) bellhousing. Type-9 is made of steel
and will have a smoothish bellhousing, and a smoothish rectangular central section.
Does that help?
Liam
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chrisg
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| posted on 24/5/02 at 06:29 PM |
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Try this:-
http://www.ilsuk.clara.net/MT75.htm
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 24/5/02 at 09:23 PM |
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Thats a damn good looking gearbox!
atb
steve
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Liam
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 posted on 24/5/02 at 09:41 PM |
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Certainly is...Mine looks just like that cept it has a big extra bit on the back full of centre-diff. It's my dream that one day my MT75 will be as
shiny as that one.
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James
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| posted on 28/5/02 at 11:45 AM |
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Guess that means I've got a type 9 then!
Thanks for all the advice everyone!
What sort of paint would you use for a gearbox? Same stuff as for axles/hubs etc? Or will engine paint do?
Thanks,
James
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 28/5/02 at 12:06 PM |
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quote:
Guess that means I've got a type 9 then!
Thanks for all the advice everyone!
What sort of paint would you use for a gearbox? Same stuff as for axles/hubs etc? Or will engine paint do?
Thanks,
James
nothing gets hot there.
I painted the bellhousing a nice smootrite silver, and the rest in gloss house (external) paint - ya cant see that bit its in the tunnel
atb
steve
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