Ist gen trans question

What is required to swap tail shaft to convert from 2wd to 4wd? Does it require compete trans disassembly? Trying to figure out my plan of action. I have a 4x4 trans i can swap from a t100 bit i noticed the pan has dipstick on the opposite side, hopefully that's the only difference

 

It’s a lot of work. A lot of work.

You have to tear down the entire transmission, basically. I would just buy a 4x4 transmission outright.

When I did my swap I paid $450 for an entire A340F mated with a j-shift transfer case from a Toyota wrecking yard.

 

X2. From what I understand, it’s a involved job. I’ve heard that you have to swap output shafts in the transmission, which means you would have to find the correct length and splined shaft. Like BartMaster1234, I simply purchased a 4x4 trans for the swap.

 

I'm not sure about Toyotas... but I can vouch from my Ford Ranger days it ain't worth it.

Waaaay to much work.

 

That's kinda what I figured, I did it on a th350 a few times. It is literally the last piece in the trans to come out to change output shafts. That was just one of the many adventures i had putting a v8 in a Toyota truck

 

If you’ve done it before then I would do it. It isn’t impossible it’s just tedious.

 

Maybe I'll just stick to my original plan and do a manual swap. I have one but it has a cracked case. 4x4 transmissions auto and manual for tacos are hard to find in NM.

 

If you find yourself in Reno try NNAWG Reno Aiport. I called almost every single wrecking yard within a 200 mile radius of San Francisco and all of them wanted $600-$1000 for a bare A340F with no transfer case. I found a full service yard in Reno with a whole section of Tacomas who sold me a complete transmission with 150k miles for $450.

 

Only reason I didn’t do an output shaft swap is because I’ve never done it before and also the matter of time. This was my daily driver and I drive it to school everyday. I did it over two weeks in my garage over Christmas.

If I had a different DD, I would’ve taken my time and done an output shaft swap. It’s cheaper and I would get to use my low mileage original A340E