280z 5 speed and 280zx 5 speed differences

[turbo 260]

They are exactly the same, except you need to fill it from the other side.

[woytovich]

They are exactly the same, except you need to fill it from the other side.

"fill it"?

Do you mean putting in gear oil? If so does this difference cause a problem?

[sblake01]

"fill it"?

Do you mean putting in gear oil? If so does this difference cause a problem?

I had that trans (84 Maxima) in my 78. The fill on the other side didn't cause any problems. And it mounts exactly the same as the Z/ZX 5 speeds. Edited August 9, 2011 by sblake01

[woytovich]

Here is what the seller said:

"The first one is from a running motor we just put apart, the seller said he had 110.000 miles on it and the other the seller said he had less than a 100.000 miles but with all seller i am taking there word"

Anything you can tell from these pictures? Any points of failure I can check for? I know what to look for in an old Toyota Land Cruiser tranny but here I an in the dark....

He wants $250 each by the way.

[Travel'n Man]

Any current members running this transmission in a S30:

Nissan Maxima (1983-4) has the following ratios

1st 3.321

2nd 2.077

3rd 1.308

4th 1.000

5th 0.752

[auzziez]

While we are on the topic of trannys, I want to replace the clutch master and slave cylinders on my S1, but I have a 5 speed. Shopping at the ZStore.com, it looks like there are about 7 different clutch master and slave cylinders set-ups. What would be the best way to make sure I buy the correct Master and Slave Cylinders for the car?

[73 240Z Man]

good to know

Edited October 31, 2012 by 73 240Z Man

[gnosez]

The price being asked of $250 is a very good one but I would want to have it rebuilt before installation.

One rear tab at the back of the tranny makes it a 1980-83 ZX (see photo of the one for sale above). All 77-79 trannies have two rear tabs (as do the 4-speeds).

Difference between early 5-speed (280A) and the ZX (280B) is only a concern if you race or drive your Z hard and up hills. The gap between 2nd and 3rd in a stock engine 240Z is noticeable. On a flat highway, not really.

if you're getting a 280B (ZX) tranny get the matching R200 diff (3:90 ratio).

[conedodger]

I would hate to drive to some remote Pick N Pull and find out the Maxima listed in the inventory was an automatic... Automatics were becoming far more common by '83-4...

[Torby]

Sorry for breathing life into an old thread, but better keep the info in once place, right?

I've recently bought and installed a 5 speed in my car, and encountered problems with the shifter hitting the center console.

From a lot of searching and reading, I now believe I have a Maxima gearbox, can anyone help me confirm this? (I bought it believing it came from a 280Z).

My car is a 2/71. I had to remove a bit of metal in the front of the hole in the tunnel, as well as use the older style mount (not the one in the picture) to make room for my exhaust, as the newer style mount in the picture made the gear box sit too high.

Still, the shifter hits the center console (right behind the fuse box), so I actually had to break off some of the fiberglass to make room for the shifter.

Now the interesting part is that I have two Z's, both 71 models. However, one has the old gearbox mount and the other (9/71) has the newer type. The 5 speed I bought came with a prop shaft, so I have 3 in total, all which are different lengths. The cars have different center consoles (one with the ashtray behind the shifter), but none of these will fit properly with the 5 speed. Is the only solution to bend or cut/weld the shifter?

Thanks for your help! :classic:

Edited September 8, 2014 by Torby

[Hunter260Z]

Someone on this site makes a modified shifter. So yes you are going to have to bend it.

[grannyknot]

Torby, personally, I would cut the console before bending the shifter.

The part of the console that needs cutting is mostly covered by the shift boot anyway.

Or if you use the console that has the sliding ashtray cover from the late 72 then you should have no interference at all, those consoles had a longer shift boot opening then the earlier ones.

Chris