I still don't have the clutch pedal in due to me really procrastinating on it. Tcase mounted right up to the trans and I got started on the interior. Im super happy that the cross member actually bolts right up. Stabbed the trans and bolted up the cross member. Today I swapped out the input shafts and it was a massive pain in the ass.įinally got the clutch flywheel and pressure plate mated up. That's about the point im at right now as of November 8th 2020 because I'm waiting on the clutch to arrive but tomorrow I'm going to crack into the fj case to swap the input shafts and marry the tcase to the trans. I'm using a transfer case out of an automatic car that has part time 4wd. The transfer case on tacomas fj cruisers and 4runners all have the same bolt pattern the only difference is the spline count and orientation on the input shaft. Next I began to disassemble the transfer case from the Tacoma to remove the input shaft. If you look closely you can tell that without the tcase the auto is only 2 inches approx longer than the manual trans which means rotating the offset cross member (which bolts right up to the manual) will work flawlessy with no modification. Here are the two transmissions next to each other Than I unbolted all the bellhousing bolts and had my buddy kick the shit out of the trans untill it separated from the motor. Step one was to disconnect all the wires off the old trans and tcase which wasn't too bad, disconnect cooler lines and support the trans with a jack. Transfer case from a 2019 trail edition 4runner (basically just a manual fj case)
Hey guys I'm manual swapping my 4runner and I'll continue to update here.