Rug Av Transmission

On the passenger side at the front edge of the maincase there is a small metal tag with a heh or rug number.

Rug av transmission.

The rug transmission uses an odd 4 speed shifter mechanism. These transmissions look like the toploader at first glance but only use a four bolt mounting flange. 1970 rug aw close ratio. Ford and mustang 4 speed toploader.

The toploader 4 speed was coded heh and later rug. Mustang toploader 4 speed manual transmission rug av1 70 71 302 351 4v mustang 71 boss 351 28 spline wide ratio 24 1 2 long body c8ar 7006 d tail c4zr 7a040 a. 66 427 galaxie. This car version of the transmission was commonly referred to as the rug.

This is a list of tag numbers that decode the transmission. 1969 rug e3 wide ratio. The toploader s popularity is a credit to its strength with some race car engines turning at almost. The transmission would also garner other pseudonyms like.

Ford introduced new style toploading 3 and 4 speed transmissions in 1964. 1970 rug av wide ratio. In car or out of car look for a small metal tag attached to the transmission. On the tag you should find one of the following codes.

Detail information for ford and mustang 4 speed toploader transmission. These non toploader units carry codes of rug cl rug ca rug cd or rug bp on the tag. Aftermarket toploaders are still used by many circle track racers including nascar. The toploader has been designated as a model t 170 or an heh or rug transmission based on the designations ford gave to it through its years of production.

In addition the speedometer pickup is on the passenger side of the transmission rather than the driver s side as on all conventional four speed units. The t c o d transmission was first introduced during the late 70 s in ford passenger cars like granadas fairmonts and monarchs. Top loader 4 speed o d rug rts and t 170. Ups used them is some of the e350 vans they had.

It was to replace the borg warner t 10 4 speed. 70 71 302 351 4v mustang. They are an overdrive. 24 1 2 long.

The toploader gets its name from having an access cover on the top of the main case as opposed to the t 10 s side cover entry. The lower number on the tag is the serial number of the transmission in the order it was tagged it has nothing to do with the serial number of the vehicle the transmission is. The transmission slip yoke is the same as a c4 ford automatic use a 2 3 8251x spicer slip yoke to match the original 59 f 100 u joint size.