FS5W71B:
- 75 to 78 280z
- 77 to 86 200sx
- 81 to 84 Maxima
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FS5W71C:
- 86 to 88 200sx
- 89 to 96 240sx
- 84 to 89 300zx (non-turbo only)
- 87 to 89 Pathfinder (4-cyl only)
- 87 to 89 Van
Author: 1
fast Z
Date: May 23, 9:06pm
Ok the small bearing counter shaft bearing either needs to be opened up for the
larger sx bearing or you can use the z bearing, but you have to counter bore the
back side of the hole, about a .125" deep and about a .3" radius bigger than the
counter shaft z bearing. You also need to open up the 1-2 shift rod hole to a
.629" dia, to allow for the larger sx shift rod.
Lots of Z cars, 1970's-1983's.
My fastest NA car: 1977, Megasquirt, Personally Ported Head on Our Flow Bench,
215 CFM intakes, 148 CFM exhaust, at 25"and .550 Lift. 13 Sec car, 2800 LBS.
Blake Machine Co, Phx, AZ
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Author: Ken
Date: Aug 7, 11:56am
I have just installed my New Fresh (L28) engine with the 96 240sx 5 speed
tranny. the L28 bell housing was modified fo fit the 240Sx. also I'm using the
240SX 6 Pad Heavy clutch with Heavy duty pressure plate that bolt on the L28
Flywheel. the Shifter feels very nice with the B&M quick shifter.
The 240sx is a little bit longer compared to the Original Z tranny. about 1.5
inch long. and I used the 240sx rubber tranny mount the required some
modifications. and used the original Z tranny cross member. the Drive shaft
slips on the 240Sx tranny, the Z Yoke has a sleeve has to be cut off. and also
required to be shortened 25.5 to 24 inch.
I did it because my 77 still has the 4 speed tranny. and with the New Turbo
motor its not reasonable to run 4 speed with it. the other option is Original
Z 5 speed which is also a good tranny. but they are getting worn out. the SX
tranny has less drive train loss and shift much better and closer thank to the
B&M shifter.
here are some additional info comparison of the gearings of 5 speeds transmissions:
| 79-80 | 81-83 | 240sx | |
| 1st | 3.321 | 3.062 | 3.321 |
| 2nd | 2.077 | 1.858 | 1.902 |
| 3rd | 1.308 | 1.308 | 1.308 |
| 4th | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 5th | 0.684 | 0.745 | 0.759 |
My old Z
tranny has little gear grinding in High RPM shift, now with the syncros its
just goes click-click-click.
The L-engine Bell housing work was done by Troy Armish Racing in Freemont,
California. (510-252-1001) The L-bell housing requires machining on the front
counter bearing mounting hole and also on the shifter linkage hole. The only
thing You'll need to replace is the front counter bearing on the SX tranny and
replace it with a new one is supplied by Troy. it is an easy "(RnR)
remove and replace procedure.
FYI. you can get the bearing puller from Autozone loaner tools.
The SX Clutch and pressure plate fits the L28 flywheel just fine. No work
needed there.
1. You will need to send Troy Armish racing the "Z or ZX" L- series
bell housing. cost for modification is $100.- also add additional cost of
shipping back to you when Troy has finished it. Troy is in California you can
call him at: 510-252-1001
2. On the 240Sx transmission. you will just need to remove the original Bell
housing of it. it is the same procedure how you removed the bell housing on
the L series tranny. also remove and replace the Counter bearing with the
bearing supplied by Troy. You can get the Bearing puller tool from AutoBarn
loaner tools if you don't have any, that is the only thing you need to replace
on the 240Sx transmission.
3. On assembly, Use RTV and seal it properly. it a little hard first. the 2
front bearings fits tights on the Bell housing. you can use a Small propane
torch to heat the bearing so it will slip in easily or a BFH (Big freakin
Hammer). and use the Bolts to line them up.
Make sure the bearing are flush in the front. if the are not flushed on the
front. the Drive shaft will be hard to turn. You can use a hammer and tap on
the rear output to get them to be flushed. once they are flushed you can turn
the input shaft easily.
On the Clutch. 240sx snd Z are the same. pressure plate mounting is the same
in the Z. USe all Original Z stuff on the bell housing.
4. You wil use the 240SX Trans support. It will require some modification.
Cutting and making new holes.
5. On the Z drive shaft. You will need to cut off the sleeve on the yoke. and
will need to be shortened by your local drive shaft shop from 26 inch to 24.
Author: goodoldjam
Date: Feb 4, 3:39pm
- I swapped the countershaft bearings and put the 240z bearing on the 240sx tranny
- I then drilled the 1st/2nd shift rod hole out to 5/8. It all fit really good. So i put it together and the input shaft would not turn.
- I started looking at the 2 trannys and bellhousings
- There is a difference: the 240z bell housing needs some grinding done to the inside. Things in the forward part of the inside of the housing are cast thicker if you compare the 2 you will see what i mean. The first gear on the counter shaft will touch these elevated parts and not spin. I think its where one of the bolts come through that hold on that front plate
- I just
copied the height of the casting of the 240sx tranny just in case. It
seems to work good now
Author: McAdam
Date: Apr 19, 11:32pm
so, here I sit at 1 fast Z's shop (Blake Machine), modifing my car 2 days
before MSA because my transmission decided to start chattering in 5th gear,
not good for a 400 mile road trip towing a trailer. Time to do a transmission
upgrade, it just so happens that I have a spare KA24DE transmission laying
around so I think it sounds like a good idea. Modifications are needed as
follows.....
1. 1st/2nd shifter hole on L28 bell housing needs to be bored/drilled out to
.631" or 16mm.
2. Driveshaft needs to be shortened 2 inches
3. and this is an important one because I spent about 2 hours pulling my hair
out trying to figure out what was wrong because the transmission would NOT
turn when I bolted it back together..... Its kind of hard to explain but here
goes.... on the inside of the L series bellhousing, there is a step around the
counter shaft bearing, you need to mill about 2mm or .080" off of that face or
else the gear on the end of the 240sx countershaft will BIND on that face when
you put it all together. I tried to sand it down with a die grinder with a
sanding wheel, but in the end we did it on a boring mill for a precise
surface.
Author: pallnet
Date: Apr 20, 12:49am
Yep been there and done that for my friends L28et into the S13 project. We
used a 240Z bellhousing and had to bore out all 3 of the fork shaft holes. Ant
yes we did have to cut down the raised section around the lower bearing. I
think the reason he never mentioned it is cause he mills that hole open for
the larger 240SX bearing and that part may be milled away in the process.
Sorry it was late and we were just trying to get it ready for install so, I
didn't keep track of bit or hole sizes and such.
From Hybridz.org:
I found very little info on this swap, but nabbed a free KA 5 speed and
started playing, the bell housing is a part of the case just like most S30
transmissions, you take the front half off the KA and put your front half onto
the KA, sounds simple but there are a couple hurdles:
- the aforementioned bearing needs to be swapped from the L series tranny to fit into the pocket in the front housing, its a pain to remove but goes on easy
- the rod for the first second gear selector shaft is a larger diameter, it's 5/8" compared to the L series 1/2" so that has to be bored out
- the KA trans is about 2 inches longer, mine is going in my early 240 which had the shorter shaft to begin with haven't measured yet hoping it's fit, it is the correct splines to go into the KA 5 speed
- the mount will need to be modified, my car being one of the first series will be a bit different and yes the input splines will accept the L series clutch disk just fine and L series fork and throw-out bearing will go in as they go with the front half of the case
- also a note, the early cars, had a removable
bell housing, these will not work, the bolt patterns for the front half of
the case is different from the later 4 speeds and KA 5 speeds so you'll
need a 72 or later trans to donate the front half of the trans case, fork
,TO bearing and countershaft bearing
congratulations 5 speeds are now easy to find
On the countershaft front bearing, you'll need a puller to remove them from each transmission, the bearing from the L trans goes onto the KA countershaft with a few whacks of a mallet (soft face)
The only machining needed is to bore out the 1st-2nd shift rod to 5/8, unless he's boring out the case to use the KA's countershaft bearing, which I don't understand as the L series pops right on and of course fits the L series case
280z bell housing and 240sx gear box
280z bell housing and 240sx gear box
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