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Subject:Re: Putting a 2wd transmission into a Syncro?
From:Ken Wilford
Date:Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:12:16 -0400

Will, I had a customer that did this on his Syncro Westy and ran that
way for years until he brought it here and we put the syncro
transmission back in.  You will need the 2wd Transmission and the mount
at the nose of it and four bolts to bolt it to the frame.  The bolt
holes are already there with nuts welded into them, but you might want
to chase them with a tap since they have never been used.  That is about
it.  Everything else swaps over and bolts up.  Of course you would also
have to remove your front to rear drive shaft as well but that should be
obvious.
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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
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On 9/22/2010 1:08 AM, Will Taygan wrote:
> Heresy, I know.
>
> Will a 2wd transmission pop into a Syncro?  I'm strictly diesel 2wd, but
> I've got some buddies with a blown syncro transmission and no money to
> fix it.  I've got a spare 2wd tranny.
>
> Found lots of info converting 2wd to 4wd, but none going the other way,
> hard to see what is actually necessary..
>
> Thanks,
>
> Will in Alaska.
>