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Old 07-10-08, 07:23 PM
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tranny wieghts?

i've searched but no luck. How much does an se or 12a tranny wiegh? need to know so i know how much it'll cost to ship one. isnt it like 70ish or upper 80.
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Originally Posted by elpena
i've searched but no luck. How much does an se or 12a tranny wiegh? need to know so i know how much it'll cost to ship one. isnt it like 70ish or upper 80.
Don't have a scale around large enough...but that would sound about right....especially without the fluids....
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I just weighed one and it weighed in at 66.5 LBS without the shifter and transmission crossmember. So figure 70 LBS to be safe and of course you don't ship with the fluid in it. :-)
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ahhh sweet! thanks. Now i can ship it through greyhound since they have 100 lb limit.
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Thanks Doc. The old ribcase trannies weigh noticeably more. Glad I swapped a smoothcase into the GLC to save a little weight.
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You should be able to find a transmission pretty easily right in Sacto area. I did, a couple years ago, made a simple 2x4 cradle to keep it from rolling around, put it in the back of the 85 and drove it down to the Bayarea. One person can load/unload it without too much trouble and without banging the finish.

Isn't there a big RX-7 recycling junkyard right on the outskirts of town?
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not sure on that. I have the tranny i'm just shipping it. i don't want to carry it in my car. aslt time it hought it was empty and boy ws i wrong... spilled all over my hatch area and trunk in my 240sx...
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That's why I made a simple cradle for it. No problems.
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Originally Posted by Rx-7Doctor
I just weighed one and it weighed in at 66.5 LBS without the shifter and transmission crossmember. So figure 70 LBS to be safe and of course you don't ship with the fluid in it. :-)
Isn't it kinda odd how easy it is to pick up a trans, when you aren't under the car, but when you are, they feel like they weigh 300lbs. 1 person can usually carry a trans around with ease, yet trying to install that same trans by yourself is far more difficult.
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Uh....Mazda Recycling is in Rancho Cordova, Sacto. Go there...i've purchased two transmissions from them and they are both still running after 4+ years.

Take a drive and have fun...they supposedly have everything.
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i might just head down there next week to take a look around maybe i might need something.
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Trannies arent heavy. I can lift it with one hand. heres a proof. tranny on the right and heine on the left
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Originally Posted by wackyracer
Trannies arent heavy. I can lift it with one hand. heres a proof. tranny on the right and heine on the left
So sexy...can I come over!
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