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Good idea, actually thats what I ended up doing, all is well now except an oil from the top back of engine. it took about 15 hours and i kept the shift sensors off the auto plugged in and in Park so that i wouldnt have to worry about re-wiring stuff, ended up with a flashing O/D light but thats it

Thanks!!! ^^ He is right, thats about it, I just kept the shift sensors off my auto and made sure it was in "park" so that the engine would start, the only thing thats off is that the O/D light on the dash flashes so i coverd it with electrical tape. also when i first put it all together it...

hey thanks for all the input, I swaped the auto with a standard it was about 10-15 hours of work but it works fine and I kept the ECU, thanks for all the help, and your right haha my O/D light flashes constantly I just covered it with a piece of electrical tape tho, thanks!

IF I was doing a swap in my 86 from auto to manual all the parts are out of the same year and make do I need to switch my ECU?

Will ECU out of 86 Auto work in 86 manual? I am hoping that I dont have to switch the ECU just because I am switching the tranny to manual. anybody know about that?

no I havent had any clearance issues they are pretty tight around the hub/brake/stearing area

I got a 86 toyota 4runner and the tranny just went out. I was wondering if it is hard to swap it with a standard, Would I need to make new mounts, what about the transfer case? what all would I have to swap, tried looking for a thread about this but idk Im new so I guess maybe I suck at searching.

hmmm Well I will probably buy a junkyard one just to get'er up and going then rebuild the original and swap them out after I rebuild it. then I got a backup too!

? 541joseph thats a bummer to hear, when you say burnt toast do you mean like the tranny is beyond repair, or can I rebuild it?

Bum deal Ok well I guess I will have to tear the whole thing out and start rebuilding it, do they make clutch kits for AT? I might try to find a junkyard around here with one I can snag. Dam.. Thanks for all the posts!!

Bummer Did you even find out what it was that your burned up? is it the bearings? I am just wondering if I should just tear out the tranny and start rebuilding it or if there is a possibility that its just a shift solenoid (idk where or what that is though.) Is there a way to test a few things...

Have you checked your U-joints? I had a similar problem in my Toyota 86, I believe it was around the time I removed a 3" lift kit and went back to stock height. I had the problem go away and come back for about 5 months before I finally found out it was my Rear U-joint that would squeak...

Also One other thing (probably unrelated) that has happened is I tore out the A/C radiator, the cruise control box under the hood?(could messing with cruise control effect the transmission?), and some electrical cords that did not connect to anything at one end(I assume the previous owners mess.)

Depends on what your utilizing it for I can't say I know too much about the topic but I rock 15" rims that are also wider than usual (I think its 10" wide but could be 12"). puts more tread on the road. I have had no trouble interchanging them with tires seasonally, I occasionally rock tsl...

Awesome Looks like a good time, hopefully I can get my 86 running good enough to come play sometime. Been rockcrawling and off-roading for years with my 75 dodge prospector finally decided to build up a T4r Cant wait to see what this thing can do!