Checklist for temp. replacing 5spd w/ 4spd

[EricB]

So my 5spd's going away for a rebuild and I've got a house move coming up in 2weeks... Great timing, right?

I thought I'd throw an old 4spd back on the Z just so I don't have to tow it to the new house... Other than making sure I've got the right collar onto which is pressed the throwout bearing (it's a different length than the 5spd one) is there anything else 4spd specific I need to make sure I have on hand?

I'm racking my brain and everything else I can think of swaps over:

driveshaft, tranny mount, shifter... right?

-e

[dogma420]

The slave cylinder is different as well, but if you're using the same fork, maybe you don't need a different one.

I had to replace the clutch assy and slave cylinder when I put in a 78 5 speed into my 72...but I had the complete fork/throw out bearing from the 78, because I really wanted to use the auto adjusting slave cylinder from the later S30s.

[Bambikiller240]

EricB:

If you currently have a 73 240Z, the slave cylinder may not be different.

1973 marked the change from the old style slave and clutch fork (where you had to adjust the clutch manually) to the newer slave and clutch fork where the clutch is automatically adjusted.

70-72 had the old style slave and fork and 73-78 had the new style slave and fork

[EricB]

i confirm mine is a 73 with the self-adjusting slave cylinder...

ok great that should be a relatively painless temporary fix...

wonder what the 4spd will feel like on my L28 with my 4.11 rear end...

we'll find out soon enough... now to find that throwout bearing sleeve...

[dogma420]

My bad; thought the self adjuster come on later....good luck with the rebuild...I bet your 5 speed will be SUUUWEEEET when its rebuilt...they shift so nicely compared to the (sic) 4 speed....