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Which Ford gearbox is this?

AndyGT - 26/8/15 at 10:00 PM

What box?

Supposed to be out of a Sierra 1.8TD and the guy told me it was an MT75 5-speed. I thought MT75 had an alloy casing...

Any help appreciated as I want to buy the bellhousing for an XE to suit and thought this was a type 9...

Thanks in advance...

ste - 26/8/15 at 10:06 PM

type 9 that

AndyGT - 26/8/15 at 10:22 PM

did they fit type-9 gearboxes to UK ford sierra 1.8TDs or was it a european thing? are the ratios likemy to be the same as the type-9 gearboxes fitted to the petrol engined cars?

thanks again!

SALAD - 26/8/15 at 10:23 PM

I got my Type 9 to XE bellhousing from Yukspeed
www.yukspeed.com

Ugg10 - 26/8/15 at 10:42 PM

http://www.type9gearbox.co.uk/type-9-variations.html

This shows ratios and it seems it has a different input shaft spline so the usual clutch for tyoe 9 may not work.

[Edited on 26/8/15 by Ugg10]

snapper - 27/8/15 at 06:11 AM

Not input spline but input shaft gear (on the end inside the gear casing)
All type 9 input splines are 1" 23 spline
I know this because I swapped a 4 speed type 9 for a V6 type 9

Desiel Type 9's usually have shorter gears

Type 9 (P100 HD)
1st 3.91
2nd 2.29
3rd 1.38
4th 1
5th 0.82
There is a T9 diesel box too, but I'm unsure of those specs (I'd imagen its something like the
P100 box) I do know it has stronger bearings and a 0.75 5th

The diff however is usually longer 3.36, 3.14

BenBrooks - 28/8/15 at 08:13 AM

If it's from a turbo diesel then it'll have the same ratios as a standard type 9 (3.65:1 1st gear, 1.97:1 2nd). But the input shaft is longer so you'll need to cut a bit off or use a spacer plate.

Paul Turner - 28/8/15 at 12:41 PM

quote:
Originally posted by BenBrooks
But the input shaft is longer so you'll need to cut a bit off or use a spacer plate.

Cut a bit off the end and in all probability the splined part of the input shaft will touch the crank/flywheel as you bolt the gearbox on. This will then put pressure on the engine thrust bearings and the gearbox input shaft bearings.

It happened to a mate of mine, bought the wrong gearbox and simply cut the input shaft with a grinder. Worked OK for a few months then a big bang. He brought me the engine to look at and what a mess. The crank had broken and No. 3 main bearing casting had snapped out of the block, total write off.

All it cost him was a new engine and an SPC Type 9 gearbox with sensible ratios. He got a bit of change out of Ł3000 but not much.

Last time he will do that.