zero Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 When the snow melts I want to finish scrapping a 1987 1 ton dually. Th 2.4 EFI engine and auto trans are still in it. How do I ID the auto trans? Basically I want to know if has the lock-up converter or does not. I know that trans came both ways. Is there a VIN decoder somewhere that will tell me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Nope only the V6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 AFAIK, your '87 will have the A43D 3 speed + O/D which was not available with a lock-up converter. The V6 was available (only) with the A340F (I think is the correct number) which had a lock-up converter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Toyota Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 if you look at your vin number the last numbers should be A 43 D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiter Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 If I remember correctly, the only issue you may have with the A43D is the tail shaft bearing. Check side play, if you catch it before it gets serious its an easy fix, if it its at the point its leaking fluid, you need to replace the entire tail cone assembly. There is a good writeup on this site if your is bad and you need to do a repair. I seem to recall that this problem is rare, and seems to show up on trannys that do not have an aux cooler. (Yours may have a factory aux cooler) Mine had a very small amount of side play(probably .002 - .005) I could feel it just a little, that was 20,000 miles ago, Maybe I'll climb under there and wiggle it again before our Christmas trip. John Mc 88 Dolphin 4 Auto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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