!HELP! I want to do a manual swap on a 1990 laredo will it bolt right up?

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06-21-2023, 08:26 PM

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!HELP! I want to do a manual swap on a 1990 laredo will it bolt right up?

I have a 1990 jeep cherokee laredo with the 6 cylinder and aw4 auto trans will a manual froma similar year bolt up?

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06-21-2023, 08:33 PM

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A manual transmission will fit on the engine. But it is far from that simple.

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06-22-2023, 07:18 AM

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Keep the auto.

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06-22-2023, 08:07 PM

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Also beware that the output shaft spline count is different between the manual and automatic on a 1990, so the xfer case will not bolt up.

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06-23-2023, 08:32 AM

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And the pilot bearing in the end of the crank, I should say lack of one on an auto.

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06-23-2023, 08:46 AM

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And the pilot bearing in the end of the crank, I should say lack of one on an auto.

It never ends......

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06-23-2023, 05:49 PM

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Year: 1989

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And the pilot bearing in the end of the crank, I should say lack of one on an auto.

Did some engines come without the recess for the pilot bearing in the end of the crank? I though they were all drilled, but the diameter changed at some point.

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!HELP! I want to do a manual swap on a 1990 laredo will it bolt right up?

!HELP! I want to do a manual swap on a 1990 laredo will it bolt right up?

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