Ever Victorious Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 5-speed pushbutton S/R (EA82) trans would probably be about the same amount of work to refit as the 5-speed D/R EA82 on an EA81, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiffy Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I would think so... on the s/r you have the vacuum system to keep the 4wd engaged... on the d/r you have the linkage... either way that's the only real difference... and if you're going to do it I'd go for the solid feel of a lever to shift into 4wd rather than trust the vacuum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Plus you get dual range.... I haven't done it yet on mine... still sitting in a pile of parts in the workshop, with the motionless car out in the yard... doing an SPFI swap on the EA81 at the same time... Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 More work actually. The pushbutton requires more wireing and vacuum hose/solenoid hookup than the d/r. The linkage is the same either way except for the d/r you make a two cuts to the 4WD shift rod (the EA81 shift rod) - removing 1" of it and then welding it back together. It then pins to the transmission the same way it did to the 4 speed. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever Victorious Posted May 1, 2009 Author Share Posted May 1, 2009 Okey dokey, stupid question has been answered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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