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Re: Gearbox Esoterica
Posted by andrew m. boardman (more from andrew m. boardman) on Mon, 4 Dec 2000 12:07:43
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00

>GM 45608 is an unusual beast. You're sure it's not 606??? I can't
>find any reference to a 45608...

Yup, I'm very, very sure; GM45608, serial number 659621. I did find
exactly one mention of such a thing, though, sort of: the transmission
application list on Townsend's excellent web site lists a G45608 being
used for '1985, Turbo'. That's the only mention I've seen anywhere of
*any* 4xx08 gearbox. I'm not sure how much sense it makes, because from
1984 onwards they changed from the 'G' to 'GM' prefix, but there it is.

>Anyway, all that would mean is a later variant of the '45X' gearbox

To pick a nit, it was also available as a '44x' (four speed) gearbox, but
the interesting thing (to my mind, anyway) is that nowhere except on
Townsend's site have I ever heard *any* mention of an 08 revision to the
4-series gearbox.

>Only thing that comes to mind that wouldn't show in the 900 spec
>manual would be a box for a late 99 or Saab 90...

Hah, now *that* would be a mongrel. (The gearbox came to me in a 1984
900.) Thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into it...

cheers,
andrew


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