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i have a changed the transmission from a 1997 aspire to my festi and my driver side axle keeps poping out, the transmission runs great with that exeption. need input thank you all ill b posting pics on soon thank you.
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Is the c clip missing? Can you spread the c clip out so it grabs more? C clip is the only thing holding it in.
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the c clip is there. it sits on the ground and the actual axle its stretched, i read somewhere that the aspire axles were 3/8ths longer than the festiva im going to the junkyard and see if the ones i took off are still there. i got the tranny yesterday afternoon and put it, when i was testing it it poped out walked back home to get the pick upComment
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The facts are a little vague here, but if you have an aspire you should use aspire axles, if it is a festiva you should use festiva axles. Not quite sure if you have a festiva or an aspire.The Festiva Store
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I would not use any aspire 5speed, they are the most crap i've ever seen.... I would use the Festiva tranny in both the Festivas and Aspires.... sorry but that's my 2¢Last edited by old yellow; 10-27-2014, 10:26 AM.Doug's Daily Driver (Dad): '91 Ford Festiva L Manual "Old Yellow" got with 40,xxx mi... about 52,xxx mi. give or take now
Austin's Daily Driver (mine) : '91 Ford Festiva GL Automatic "Whitie III" W/ 0.40 over aspire engine from '94 Aspire "New Blue" rebuilt 92,xxx mi. then... about 96,xxx mi. or more now (on body)
Doug's work car: '95 Ford Aspire Manual "Whitie II" w/ swapped stock aspire engine from '95 Silver Aspire and has it's 5th transmission! 75,xxx mi... now with about 130,xxx mi.
Sold! '89 Ford Festiva Manual "Gaystiva" (sold to my Uncle) - got with 163,xxx..... now 163,xxx Sold!
TRANSFERRED! '89 Ford Festiva Automatic EFI "one hit wonder" Given to bolokid - got with 210,xxx ...... now with 210,xxx miles TRANSFERRED!
'94 Ford Aspire SE Manual "Assfire" - got with at least 350,000 mi
SOLD! '90 Ford Festiva L Manual look for Narion (or click the username) it's new owner on the forum! - got with 193,xxx miles... now has 193,xxx miles give or take SOLD!
R.I.P '91 Ford Escort GT w/ bad engine..... stripping for parts then off to the scrapper!
R.I.P '91 Ford Festiva Manual "Lil Red Rocket" bought brand new in 1991 with ~120 mi... ended with 227,xxx mi.
R.I.P '97 Ford Aspire 4 Door Automatic "Ford Metro" parts car - got with about 144,xxx mi.... ended with 144,xxx mi
R.I.P '95 Ford Aspire Manual Silver (one owner and one family car) got with about 50,000 miles ended with about 90,000 miles
R.I.P '94 Ford Aspire Manual "New Blue" got with 150,xxx.... ended with about 200,xxx (it's engine is the .40 engine in my GL)
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I would have to agree.I have had several Aspire trans go bad but no Festy trans.I have a Festy with 600,000+ and the trans is still great.I put a Festy 5 speed in an Aspire after the third Aspire trans in that car went bad.So far it has been great.Originally posted by old yellow View PostComment
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Originally posted by old yellow View PostNot much difference between the two trannies internally other than the final drive ratio. I have seen festiva trannies go out in less than 150k miles. It is all about how it is driven and how it is maintained. Most of these trannies leak, run out of oil, and then run 50k miles with almost no oil in them. That's pretty impressive in my book.Originally posted by rickbz28 View PostThe Festiva Store
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i have a festiva with an aspire trans. the only reason i opted for that trans is cause i drive 100 miles everyday on highway and i like the final drive on the aspire trans. i went back to the junkyard last night and got the axles for the aspire and changed the driverside only on it. no more trouble. i got pics just got to wait till my break time to upload itComment
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looking for 5 speed festiva trans. any help appreciatedComment
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Which front mount did you use when you put the tranny in?Originally posted by luisalberto View PostThe Festiva Store
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I used the same one from the festiva, with th aspire trans bracketsOriginally posted by nonamekid View PostLast edited by luisalberto; 10-28-2014, 09:09 AM.Comment
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You do know the aspire trans has the lower gear, resulting in higher rpm on the highway, right?Originally posted by luisalberto View Post91GL BP/F3A with boost
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Not sure on the exact ratios...they're on here somewhere. Do a search.
But the aspire was given a shorter diff ratio to compensate for the additional weight and taller tires. Its a well known thing here.91GL BP/F3A with boost
13.79 @ 100, 2.2 60' on 8 psi and 155R12'sComment
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