Rug Em Transmission

The t c o d transmission was first introduced during the late 70 s in ford passenger cars like granadas fairmonts and monarchs.

Rug em transmission.

These non toploader units carry codes of rug cl rug ca rug cd or rug bp on the tag. The toploader has been designated as a model t 170 or an heh or rug transmission based on the designations ford gave to it through its years of production. 10 spline input shaft of the correct length a preferable 28 spline output shaft and a tail shaft. The transmission would also garner other pseudonyms like.

Tremec 3 speed parts list tremec 4 speed parts list click below images to enlarge. This car version of the transmission was commonly referred to as the rug. Top loader 4 speed o d rug rts and t 170. Maybe thats the issue.

In order for it to work in your car it needs the 1 1 16 dia. The casting numbers on the main case or tailhousing start with d7dr for 1977 model. The tag rug em throws me a little because i don t see a reference for a tag number of that. The toploader 4 speed was coded heh and later rug.

Rug bp rug ca rug cl rug cd. On the passenger side at the front edge of the maincase there is a small metal tag with a heh or rug number. The earlier 3 1 od toploader 4 speed late 70 s to early 80 s is much like the older 4 speed toploaders these didn t have od in that the main case and tailshaft are cast iron. The tag numbers we know about are.

This is a list of tag numbers that decode the transmission. It was to replace the borg warner t 10 4 speed. Aftermarket toploaders are still used by many circle track racers including nascar. Ford introduced new style toploading 3 and 4 speed transmissions in 1964.

Transmission model srod series includes the rug iron case srod aluminum case heh rug 4 speed and iron case rug 3 speed o d rts and t176 units are shown in the following illustration. The toploader gets its name from having an access cover on the top of the main case as opposed to the t 10 s side cover entry. This transmission looks just like an early toploader but it is not a performance transmission at all. The lower number on the tag is the serial number of the transmission in the order it was tagged it has nothing to do with the serial number of the vehicle the transmission is in.

The rug e e1 e2 e3 were used on 67 69 mustangs but nothing regarding the em. The pulldown list only offers rug e not rug em like it actually is. These transmissions look like the toploader at first glance but only use a four bolt mounting flange. The srod is an all aluminum cased transmission.