can i turn a 2wd gearbox into a 4wd gearbox

[gingerninja]

Hi there. Just blew up my L200 4x4 1990 2.6 petrol 5 speed manual gearbox. I can't find a 4x4 one but there are plenty of 2wd ones close by me. I was wondering if I remove the tail housing will the transfer case bolt onto the 2wd gearbox. thanks in advance.

[gingerninja]

http://www.starquestclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=148661

http://projectzerog.com/transmissions.shtml

[gingerninja]

No I can't because the output shaft is to long lol

[dancinggecko]

You can swap the guts out of a good 2WD transmission into a 4WD one though. Dad had to do that on his at one point to get his transmission back together.

[camoit]

The only difference is the main shaft I think.

[claych]

Wanted to add this to the mix,
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Credit & Thanks to Mopar-Ja

[gingerninja]

Yes that is my understanding. As long as you have a good 4x4 main shaft you can use the 2wd gears. There might be a different in ratio's maybe?.

[gingerninja]

kool thanks.

[camoit]

One thing to pay close attention to is the cir-clip s inside the trans. They make different thicknesses for setting proper backlash. They even color code them