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Has anyone installed either a quaife or torsen by themselves? If so, how much time did it take you? Any special tools? Mechanical skill level required to do it?
JayBo
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No. We source it to a professional due to the pressed bearings.
-'96 SE MTX 3L
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One could just have the bearings pressed by a mechanic and do the rest his/herself, no?
Derek
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You watch your mouth. That tone won't be tolerated in this forum.
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Originally posted by RyeLou:
You watch your mouth. That tone won't be tolerated in this forum.
Me?  What'd I do? What ever it is, don't tell my parents, ok?  
Derek
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hahah I need 
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It wouldn't be that hard to do, I don't think. But probably would require some experience in making sure the shimming was correct. To be fair, I've not put one in the MTX75 myself, so I'm not 100% sure. But with other Ford transaxles I've had apart that were of that basic configuration, it was simply a matter of removing the bellhousing half of the transaxle case and then lifting the diff out. No further disassembly was required. IIRC, from what I understand, the MTX-75 shouldn't be much different. Can anyone varify that?
Rick Barnes
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I assisted in the process but can't claim credit. The torsen just dropped right in. I didn't need any shims. I also kept my stock speedo gear. The hard part was getting all the other stuff back in and closing the case. I remember he had an especially hard time with reverse.
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How many hours labor for a decent transmission mechanic if the trans has already been dropped?
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From a local trans shop, I was quotes 1.5-3 hrs for a quaife. He said it shouldn't be more than 2, but he has to over quote me.
I decided to get it done by someone else in the end anyway.
99 Cougar V6 MTX...Plenty of mods
My best mod thus far:
Trans: Brand New MTX-75 with B1 gear set, Quaife LSD, 4.5 Final Drive, Spec Stage 1 Clutch, Spec Aluminum Flywheel...
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