I just purchased a 1995 4cylinder, 5spd hardbody that needs a new rearend. I thought I might be able to just change the gear oil in it, but I did that and a 1"x1/2" piece of ring gear fell out when i pulled the drain plug! oops!
I went to a local foreign parts junkyard and got a rearend out of a 96/97 4cyl 5spd that im going to be swapping in. I've never worked on foreigns much before, or rearends for that matter. I was a little puzzled when there wasnt a bolt-on cover facing towards the rear of the truck like im used to
Any tips? If someone doesnt mind can you give me a quick rundown of what all I need to do that might not be completely obvious (like unbolting a few bolts)?
How do I bleed the drum brakes on the truck? I'm going to be swapping the brake hardware off of the old rearend into the new one as the junkyard rear has brake drums/guards that are dented up. There anything (very low cost) that I should go ahead and replace while im doing this?
Cost is very much an issue as I just bought this truck to have a daily driver to supplement my 1990 5.0 mustang that eats clutches and transmissions
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How bad are the haynes manuals for these cars? I have a ford service manual for my 5.0 but dont have the cash to get a new one from nissan or the time to wait for one to popup on ebay for my model year. I'm probably going to pick a haynes up to get a few specs on torque and basic procedural things down.
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Also on a 2nd note, does anyone know of some aftermarket pedals/covers I might be able to get that would make more room for my feet on the pedals?
I wear size 15 shoes and when I was test driving the other day I had trouble getting the clutch all the way down without hitting the brake or the floorwell where it bends up to the left of the pedal. For now i'm just going to drive it without my left shoe off until I can either find different pedals or maybe shoes that are a bit more narrow.
Rear-end swap on 1995 4cyl, 5spd
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