42RH / A-500 in a Duster with pictures.

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89on35s said:
I never used a stock shifter on mine, but all you would need to do is fab a mount for the bottom of the vertical shaft that goes through the floor. The factory bracket coming off the trans housing would not be usable with the a-500. The rod from the shifter to the trans lever may be different too but that should be easy to fab.

Cley
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The bellcrank MAY crash into the overdrive housing, it is much larger than the original units tailshaft. Some people have got it to work with extensive rework, welding and grinding but in that case was an e-body.

Gary
 
Still researching a 42RH for my sons 69 barracuda. I have a list of what i need to install this trans, only hang up question i got left is what everybodys using for a kickdown linkage? Should i use a push-pull cable type arrangement from summit? This will allow the use of a taller intake later on. I have an eddy streetmaster i just got (thanks txstang84) or should i use a stock A904 arrangement. Only vehicles i can find the A904 V8 kickdown are late 70s volare /aspen. Not sure if that will work with A body.
 
moparmat2000 said:
Still researching a 42RH for my sons 69 barracuda. I have a list of what i need to install this trans, only hang up question i got left is what everybodys using for a kickdown linkage? Should i use a push-pull cable type arrangement from summit? This will allow the use of a taller intake later on. I have an eddy streetmaster i just got (thanks txstang84) or should i use a stock A904 arrangement. Only vehicles i can find the A904 V8 kickdown are late 70s volare /aspen. Not sure if that will work with A body.
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I looked into this all to and forgot if its an automatic or a mechanical kickdown.. But if you need a mechanical lockdown go with a lokar you will be very happy with it.
 
Something I didn't see mentioned in this thread, unless I missed it.

Will my 904 driveshaft yoke plug into the A500?
 
^^I thought the newer transmissions were different spline that the older ones?^^
 
Well look what I finally decided to start on.
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MileHighDart said:
Looks like my workbench right now.
But I think I lucked out, mine was super clean on the inside. Hardly a speck of anything in the pan. Nothing on the magnet.
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The funny thing is all the clutches and bands don't look burnt so far.
But then again I haven't tore in the Overdrive section yet. Somethings burnt though, because i can smell it.
 
So I've been looking at 26 spline Torque Converters for these trasnmissions.
Since it has the lockup. (May or may not convert to non-LU).
The stall rating selections for the 26 spline is extremely limited, all I can find is up to 2500. Is there any place I can get a stall rating higher than 2500 for the 26 spline lock-ups?
 
What years of Van's and pickups will have a 42RH in them? I have been told only 89-91 I will find a 42RH. After that they are a 42RE.
 
moparmat2000 said:
What years of Van's and pickups will have a 42RH in them? I have been told only 89-91 I will find a 42RH. After that they are a 42RE.
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My A500/42RH is from a 92 dakota, so I know they went past 91, I believe Jadaharabi is right 96 was the year they switched.
 
Ok, cool, it widens my search then. Want a 42RH over a 46RH. Lower ratio 1st gear than the 46 will work great with a mild 318 and 3.73 rear gears, plus its smaller and lighter, and can be built to be just as tough as a 46RH.

Is it more common to find a 42RH behind only a V6 truck engine? Or were they behind V8s too.
 
moparmat2000 said:
Ok, cool, it widens my search then. Want a 42RH over a 46RH. Lower ratio 1st gear than the 46 will work great with a mild 318 and 3.73 rear gears, plus its smaller and lighter, and can be built to be just as tough as a 46RH.

Is it more common to find a 42RH behind only a V6 truck engine? Or were they behind V8s too.
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I believe they were also used behind 5.2 magnums.
 
I might be able to get a 46RH. Not my first choice. Up to what year did the do the 46RH? I have a friend with I think a 99 or 01 full size ram. Truck was hit pretty hard in the front.
 
moparmat2000 said:
I might be able to get a 46RH. Not my first choice. Up to what year did the do the 46RH? I have a friend with I think a 99 or 01 full size ram. Truck was hit pretty hard in the front.
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Once agin 1996 was the change over year for both the 42 and the 46.
 
I am curious because your duster is the same wheelbase as the 69 barracuda I will be eventually putting a 42RH or 46RH trans in. What length did you have the driveshaft shortened to? I am using a ford 8.8 rear axle. Not sure how much of a difference that the ford rear makes on the length.
 
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Got a 42RH out of a V6 dakota. I noticed its flexplate has a bunch of lightening holes punched in the flexplate at one spot to lighten it. Also saw in rockauto that it's a different PN than the 1993 318 one which lists without balance weight.

Am I right to assume that because it's an odd fire V6 that the flexplate wont work with a neutral balance 1974 318, and that I should just get the neutral balance flexplate for the 318 or 360 from rockauto.

This leads to the next question. The first neutral balance V8 flexplate pic has a tone ring for a hall effect pickup. I will not be using that, and would prefer to use the cheaper flex plate without the hall effect ring built into it. Can the one in pic #2 be used on the 42RH torque converter?

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