Transaxle Rebuild questions

[Greywolf]

First off - I have both a 1.3 (M5?) and a Capri 1.6 transaxle (G???).

I did some looking around for rebuild kit sources, and I found these sets:
Festiva 1.3L T-axle Kit $94.77

http://www.americanpowertrainwarehou...stiva-bk200ws/



Ford Capri XR2 1.6 Turbo T-axle kit $114.77
(CAP5T)
( Bearing set - no synchro rings )

http://www.americanpowertrainwarehou...a-88-09-bk210/

FULL!!! ( PT#: BK210AWS ) $152.77

http://www.americanpowertrainwarehou...8-09-bk210aws/

* 15mm thick input shaft bearing

~or~

http://www.americanpowertrainwarehou...tege-bk210cws/

*16mm thick input shaft bearing

There may be other sources out there - in fact in the Memphis area is an outfit called TRANSTAR Transmission Products, but they didn't seem to have the kit for them.

On the Capri XR2 T-Axle there's a question what size input shaft bearing it has. I think there was mention of a 60 or 68 mm shaft diameter, and the parts site talks about a fifteen mm thick input bearing for one kit - and a sixteen mm thick bearing in the other.

The Capri T-axle also has a specific kit for either a turbo or a NON-turbo engine.

The above kits theoretically have "All seals" but I saw nothing about gaskets. Gaskets being a seal by a stretch of logic, you would think the kits had them too.

Anyone who has rebuilt a transaxle for one or the other, please jump in. This water is getting deep AND sort of expensive...
I don't wanna send for the wrong stuff when the "Gate Fee" is over a hunnerd bucks!

NOTE: The non-turbo Capri XR2 kit is a CAP5 vice a CAP5T part number

CAP5 T-Axle kit, with Synchro's $138.77

http://www.americanpowertrainwarehouse.com/m5tx-tr5b-cap5-transmission-rebuild-kit-with-synchro-rings-fits-ford-mercury-mazda-89-94-bk277ws/

Apparently the XR2 T-axle was also used on Escape, Escort, Tribute, and Protege

[WmWatt]

The axle shafts on the Festiva manual differ on one side from the automatic. That might be what they are referring to. Do they it list separate kits for manual and auto?

[bhazard]

The axle shafts on the Festiva manual differ on one side from the automatic. That might be what they are referring to. Do they it list separate kits for manual and auto?

Both axles are different. Manual are 22 spline and auto are 24 spline on the trans side.

[Greywolf]

I'm looking at manual transaxles right now - I have them both in my shop, but decided to go ahead and renew them before dropping them in and finding out they were possibly shot.

PS: It sounds like the auto trans is a tougher unit, even though it's only a three speed.

PPS: Input shaft is what they said, see the links to the kits above.

Oh! Wait a sec - I just re-read the parts info at the BK210AWS link, and it says "MERCURY CAPRI - TURBO ONLY" farther down the page.
So that's the one!!!

The kit for the 1.3L has no such glitch in it, one size fits all

[Festiver]

Capri non turbo has a f series trans where the turbo Capri has a g series


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