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I need a tranny for my 82 Brat, EA81, 4 spd . Just in case I can't find any other Brats at the junkyards, can anyone tell me what other model or year Subes would have a direct replacement? I would even consider a 5 spd, if that wouldn't be too much of a mod. HELP!!! By the way, I just want to say that this Board is awesome!!!! I'm still fairly new, but I've learned more about my car than I ever knew. You guys are great...........thanks!!! Steve

The play is horizontal only. That all makes sense. Thanks!!!

Thanks for all of your inputs. I did get a chance to look again last night and found that both axles do the same thing. I must of grabbed the right side wrong the first time. Anyhow, both pins seem to be installed. I also noticed that each axle half moves the same amount on each side of the cv joint. It just doesn't seem to me that there should be that much play, especially at the transmission. Any other suggestions???:-\

I crawled under my brat after an oil change just to look around and wiggle things, and found that the left front axle will move in and out of the tranny about 1/4". The other side doesn't move at all. It looks like there's a roll pin that holds the axle to the tranny. Has anybody ever seen these shear? I guess I'll try to remove the axle for a better look. I did notice a big note in my manual stating that this is not recommended for the home mechanic to do. Can anybody tell me why? It doesn't look that difficult.:-\

Hello everyone, I have a 1982 Brat with an EA81 engine, Hitachi carb and bunch of vacuum hoses and emissions crap. I've been trying to get it running right for some time now and was just recently told that most of the emissions systems can be removed. If this is true, can somebody tell me what can go and what can stay. It would sure be nice to eliminate a bunch of crap and make troubleshooting easier. Help!! SB