Muncie 4-Speed Transmissions: How to Rebuild & Modify

by Paul Cangialosi

Overview

Transmission expert and veteran author Paul Cangialosi has created an indispensible reference to Muncie 4-speeds that guides you through each crucial stage of the rebuild process. No other book goes into this much detail on the identification of the Muncie 4-speed, available parts, selection of gear ratios, and the rebuild process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613252116
Publisher:	CarTech Inc.
Publication date:	10/15/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	853,245
File size:	49 MB
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About the Author

Paul Cangialosi is the owner, proprietor, and top wrench at Medatronics Corporation and 5speeds.com in Tequesta, Florida. He first started working on cars at the age of 12 and his automotive passions have burned bright ever since. He has pursued his passion for manual transmissions for nearly 30 years. Today Cangialosi's businesses offer 12 different rebuild kits and 6 new transmissions as well as rebuilding, fabricating, and design services for high-performance manual transmissions.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 4
Introduction 4
What is a Workbench® Book? 6
Chapter 1: History and Evolution 7
Happy Accidents Create the Muncie 8
Muncie Design Changes 9
Available Gear Ratios 12
Chapter 2: Muncie 4-Speed Identification 16
Muncie RPO Codes 17
Main Case Casting Numbers 17
Serial Numbers 17
Main Cases 18
Service Cases and Transmissions 22
Extension Housings and Sidecovers 22
Midplate Castings 25
Ratio Identification 25
Hardware and Tags 27
Chapter 3: How Muncie 4-Speeds Work 29
Forward Gears 29
Reverse Gears 30
Lack of Front Seal 30
Design Features 31
Diagnosing Common Problems 34
Shifter Considerations 41
Chapter 4: Inspection and Repair 46
Cleaning 46
External Case Components 46
Gears, Synchros and Shafts 51
Bearings and Bearing Surfaces 59
Chapter 5: Rebuilding Your Muncie 61
Muncie Rebuild Kit 62
Workflow Process 62
Chapter 6: High-Performance Muncies 95
Auto Gear Equipment 95
High-Performance Gearsets 97
Muncie Design Features 100
Road Racing and Endurance Use 103
Chapter 7: Advance Adapters 4x4 Conversion Kit 111
Mainshaft Assembly 114
Maindrive Inspection 115
Gearbox Assembly 117
Chapter 8: Parts Resources 126
Group A: Mainshaft and Extension Housing 128
Group B: Maindrive and Retainer 131
Group C: Countershafts and Case 134
Group D: Internal Shift Linkage 138
Group E: Service Kits 140
Appendix: Original Muncie Patent 141
Source Guide 144

Editorial Reviews

Silver Medallion winner in Book Writing: Technical How-to

2014 International Automotive Media Compeition (IAMC) Award