Identifying trimatic and powerglide

[tmudie]

Hi All,

Does anybody have pics of a trimatic and powerglide transmission? I dont know how to tell them apart, they look pretty similar on the outside. I though the trimatic had the linkages on the driver side and the powerglide had them on the passenger side?

Thanks

Tony

[Effie C]

G'Day Tony
Sorry no pictures but trimatic is available with linkages on both sides,depending on model car it comes out of.
John M

[tmudie]

Thanks, looks like I have 2 triamtics or 2 powerglides....any other distinguishing features that would help me tell them apart?

If anyone has a tech manual with trimatic in it I'd be interested in buying. Thanks

Tony
tmudie@bigpond.net.au

[Effie C]

G'Day Tony
Take a look at
www.raceglides.com.au
This site has pictures of both trimatic and powerglides as well as others.
By the way I found this site on a search engine called
www.google.com.au
all you do is put what you are looking for and it finds all the sites / pages with it on it.
Good Luck
John M

[ACE]

 ;)Hi Tony
The trimatic transmission has the vacuum modulator and the speedo cable on the r.h side. The powerglide has them on the left,
and " powerglide" is cast into the main housing.
Hope this helps.
Regards ACE

 8)

[Flamed_FE]

Tony

Hunted through the garage last night and pulled out the HX manual.  I'll scan the pages and send them to you.

Al

[brads59]

Tony,
 Â        This may sound stupid ::).
But have you got the selecter bolted to the side.
If so, why not shift it and count how many gears it has.
Cheers Brad