Auto to Manual Conversion

Jimbo

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I've heard there is a step by step tutorial with pictures. I looked all last night and all this morning with several search terms but all the results have been diluted with single question threads of before or after the swap.
Can anyone point me in the direction of this step by step tutorial, if it even exists anymore??

Thanks,
Chris
 

suprarx7nut

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I haven't looked at the links posted above, but it's rather simple. I just did one on my 88 in a day.

Parts you need:
Manual tranny (bellhousing and all)
Clutch kit
Manual Clutch pedal (brake pedal as well, or just cut the auto pedal if you can't get a manual one)
Shifter (with new bushings, Marlin Crawler or Toyota)
Manual Driveshaft
Shifter boot (or drive it ghetto without one...)
Clutch master
Clutch hardline
Clutch soft line to slave
Slave cylinder
Shift knob

I think that's it. Just follow the tsrm instructions for disassembly and reassembly.
 

Jimbo

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What exactly do the hardline and softline do?
Don't mean to sound like a noob, but when it comes to manual transmission components, I kinda am.
Thanks for the help.
 

iwannadie

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cerealkilla;1596543 said:
What exactly do the hardline and softline do?
Don't mean to sound like a noob, but when it comes to manual transmission components, I kinda am.
Thanks for the help.

Just get the SS clutch full length line from driftmotion.com, it saves a lot of hassle.
 

metaphysico

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Its not that bad, I did mine in 3 hours and that was without any of my air tools, had to do it at my dads house cause thats where the trans went out, so it was done on jack stands and with hand tools.
 

iwannadie

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For what it's worth here was my parts list.


R154 swap
r154 used(rebuilt) w/shifter
Bell housing
87 7m Manual ECU
Clutch / Brake pedal
7mgte clutch kit, disc, pressure plate, pilot, throw out bearing
R154 clutch fork
Short speedo cable
Full Length SS clutch hose
Clutch Slave Cylinder OEM
Clutch Master Cylinder OEM
ARP 7m Flywheel Bolts
Pressure Plate Bolts
R154 Clutch Release Hub kit/washers OEM
Pilot Bearing OEM
Marlin crawler shifter socket bushing
OEM used Flywheel
Flywheel resurfaced
Upper and lower flywheel inspection pates
Trans driver side wing bracket
Bell housing to trans bolts
TRD shift knob
OEM bell housing bolts x4
Shaft masters 1 piece aluminum drive shaft
OEM Exhaust rubber hangers
Felpro exhaust header to downpipe gasket 23561 x2
Redline MT 90 x4
 

mkiiichip

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cerealkilla;1597367 said:
also is it easier to just drop the tranny? or did you pull out the engine with it?

Just drop the transmission.
Unless you have leaks you can take care of, at the same time.
 

iwannadie

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mkiiichip;1597401 said:
Just drop the transmission.
Unless you have leaks you can take care of, at the same time.

I dropped just the transmission based on some sound advice from SM members. Looking back I don't see why people would pull the entire motor and transmission together...

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cerealkilla;1597367 said:
This little thing right here?
http://store.driftmotion.com/static/i-fulllengthclutchhose.php
seems easy enough. now to just wait for a parts car to come along.
also is it easier to just drop the tranny? or did you pull out the engine with it?

I wouldn't bother with an entire parts car, I got almost all the stuff new from the dealer or driftmotion. Some of the odd ball stuff I bought off SM and local members. There's not That many parts to gather and I wouldn't want most of them used...
 

modmonster2008

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are you w58 or r154, my w58 harness to get reverse ;lights to work look like this hope it helps..

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JB91389

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From a member off of supraforums,

"I just completed my 5 speed swap 2 weeks ago. If you have a complete 5 speed parts car you will have everything you need to perform the swap. Here's what you will need:

5 speed.
Flywheel and bolts off of the 5 speed car
lower "wing" tranny mounts that bolt to engine (they are different)
Inspection cover between tranny and engine
Driveshaft from 5speed
Pedal Assemblies
Master Cylinder

The whole swap is really easy. I've never tackled anything like this before and did it in 3 days. I could have done it faster but I was waiting on my clutch assembly so... The only custom work you will have to do is in the tranny tunnel. You MIGHT have to open up the hole for the shifter tower. I opened mine up a little and found out later that I didnt have to. I think it depends on the year model. All the holes are drilled for you to install the pedal assemblies and the master cylinder. One thing I would also recommend is that you have a braided stainless hose made to run from the master to the slave cylinder. The hard line is really hard to get out of the car because it runs underneath other hard brake lines and you wont be able to get it out. You could buy all 3 pieces from Toyota for about $65 or make a new braided stainless hose for about $35.

On to the Wiring:

As for bypassing the neutral safety switch... haha... I feel bad for the many people who have paid someone to bypass this..... I can give you a REALLY easy tip around this.... There's three harness connectors on the Auto... look for the one that is round and has three wires running in it, a BLACK wire, a WHITE wire, and a BLUE wire.... Cut that plug off the tranny with some wire to spare.... Take the WHITE and the BLACK wire and splice them together... Plug that connector into the harness side in the car.... Your ECT ECU will now think your car is in park all the time and it will start right up. Too easy.

You can then wire the clutch switch in line to the ignition wire that runs to the starter relay. It's a white wire coming off the ignition switch. You will only need to do this if you want to have a clutch safety switch, as it isn't necessary. Too easy there too.

The reverse lights I haven't gotten around to hooking up yet.... I will tell you that the harnesses are different between the auto and manual, but the wire colors (RED WIRE & YELLOW WIRE) are the same. therefore, get the male end of the harness off of the donor car and then splice into the male end of your car and you'll be in business. One of the 3 round plugs on the car side have the red and yellow wires to splice into. The manual reverse light harness is a TWO plug harness with a RED wire and a YELLOW wire.

The last one that you need to be concerned over is the Speed Sensor. It's a Rectangular plugged harness with 4 or 6 wires I forget. Anyways, they are identical between the manual and auto, so the manual harness will plug right in. This will enable your cruise control to work. The other wire you have to worry about for cruise to enable is the switch on the top of the clutch pedal itself. It opens the cruise circuit and disables cruise when you press the clutch in... I never hooked mine up because I have an aftermarket wheel and pulled my cruise module out. I will investigate further and get you an answer on that too.

That's really about it. Everything aside from the possible cutting is a bolt on afair....

Oh yeah, one thing I had to do... The hole in the back of the crank for the pilot bearing seemed to be a little to small for the pilot bearing to go all the way in... I used my dremel and sanded it open a tad bit to make a snug fit. That pilot bearing should be fully seated into the back of the crank if it's installed properly. You'll see what I mean when you get up in there.

That should be about it.... PM me if you have any questions or if I missed anything. You'll honestly be suprised at how easy it is.

Good Luck

- Chris "

I followed this and everything work. GL