The MR2T tranny "short axel" solution, For those that want to know... Options

[jgreening]

For people that are interested in running the MR2T tranny in their swap, you may have noticed many people claiming that their axel pops out because it is too short. Different combinations of inners and outters have been tried with sporatic results. So, for kicks, I took a look at mine to see what was done on the passenger side. Guess, what? When Jamasco did mine, they added a second "thicker section" (sorry I don't know the name of this piece). And then used longer studs to connect the two sections together. Looks OEM and I have had no problems. I will take some pics if anyone is interested.

[Supersprynt]

Jay can you take a pic of your drivers side also?

Yeah - this works great! I took the outer portion that bolts up to the MR2 inner...second one off of a "spare" st185 or v6 axle. I went down to the hardware store spent 10 bucks (got extra bolts just in case). Made sure to line them up so the channel on the inside does not allow the ball bearings to slide all the way into the "spare" spacer. Made that mistake once! Bolted it up and was good to go! I've been running with mine for over a year! By the way anyone ever look at a Camry V6 axle and a ST185 - when I did, they looked the exact same. So unless they are made of different grades or something I didn't notice...they appear to be the same!

Thanks this was a great note!

Can you go into more detail about lining the channel up and the ball bearings?

Did you get socket cap head bolts like the originals or go with just Hex head? I have been unable to find the same type of bolt but 2'' longer.

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Apr 2, 2006 - 1:03 PM

[Green_MachToy]

I have a few extra bolts if you need them. They are exactly like the originals only longer. I am not too great and getting th epics in here, but I will give it a shot.[link]http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=showPhoto&albumID=549177188&photoID=2191449550058659770&security=gdjWAa[/link][link]http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=showPhoto&albumID=549177188&photoID=2127861520058659770&security=WWuNAN[/link][link]http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=showPhoto&albumID=549177188&photoID=2052941580058659770&security=qJLpRF[/link]

I was just trying to say, when you put the second "spacer" up against the first space that is already on the axle with the boot, make sure the channels on the inside do not line up. If you place the second spacer on the bolts and notice that the channels flow smoothly all the way through...stop and flip the second one over. THis should put a ridge in the way of the channel and everything will work fine.Axle without second spacer

This post has been edited by Green_MachToy: Apr 3, 2006 - 8:13 PM