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automatic vs. manual torque tube
Can anyone tell me for sure the differences between the automatic and the manual torque tubes? Is the transmission pattern the same on them? the tube length? the shaft length?
I have been looking through a manual i have and it shows a bearing flange in there. will this bolt into the manual transmission torque tube? Does anyone have some good pictures of that bearing flange? possibly dissasembled? Thanks, Matt |
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11-02-2009, 02:53 PM
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Completely different. Auto tube has longer shaft at the front end, with differences for rubber damper plate.
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11-03-2009, 05:25 AM
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I am not looking to use an automatic torque tube for the typical manual setup. I am investigating the possibility of putting a clutch in the rear bellhousing. I am wondering if the bearing flange in the back of the auto torque tube might be modified to carry a flywheel. Thanks, Matt |
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11-03-2009, 05:45 AM
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At the rear, the driveshaft is just like the manual.
The Auto tube is not drilled for the shifter mount. The rest could be made to work, given enough time and money. |
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11-03-2009, 06:15 AM
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Does the automatic version have a "bering flange" as stated in the 944 service manual that bolts into the rear bellhousing?
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11-03-2009, 06:48 AM
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yes, it is removable and bolts to the torque converter
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11-03-2009, 06:59 PM
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right...it's at the rear of the torque tube housing...4 bolts are used to attach the flex plate to the rear of the TT keeping it in place...then 3 more bolts attach the torque converter to the flex plate.
then as George said, the front of the TT has the rubber damper which is very different from a clutch set up.
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