What Transaxle Do I Have?

[bill buttermore]

Hi,

 

I'm Bill Buttermore from Ames, IA. I've been working on my own cars since 1966. I recently rescued a '91 Corolla with a 4A FE engine and a 5-spd manual transmission from my local junkyard. The engine was in many pieces, but the rest of the car is in pretty nice shape. I have pulled the engine and trans and want to change out the half shaft seals in the transaxle while I have the tranny out and up. But I can not find any information on what transaxle I have.

 

I have the trans up on my hoist and the only ID I have found on it is a riveted metal tag that displays only the VIN.

 

I searched this site, but found only reference to axle ratios referenced to the label in the engine bay. I found this info on the bottom of the label:

1A160 4A-FE federal and canada CATALYST E8

 

The VIN: 1NXAE94A8MZ166676

 

Can anyone help?

 

Thanks,

 

Bill

[trd]

as long as its only f.w.d. and not 4.w.d.

 

the part no,s are for ae92-94 with the 4a-fe engine & it should have the c52 transaxle code

90311-34016 and 90311-34017

 

hope this helps

[bill buttermore]

Thanks, trd; it is FWD. And, I did find the model no. on the door sticker:

 

AE92L-DEMDKA.

 

When I searched aftermarket parts distributors for the drive shaft seals, using their search engines, they would show the '91 dx 4A-FE with c50, c51, or c52. But there was no way I could tell which I have.

 

I just can't imagine there isn't a stamp or a code somewhere on the transaxle that will tell what it is! :y:

 

While it is out, I want to replace the input shaft seal, as well as the drive axle seals. I've already done most of the seals on the donor engine. I hate to end up with leaks when it is so easy to insure against them with the drive train out of the car.

 

Thanks again for the help.

 

Bill

[Toycrash]

If you have your id plate in enginebay, you can look it at there.

Last row 3 last digits on that image shows C52 tranny in my AE92.

[mikeys toy[RL]]

ya, but he's over here in america.......

[Redwarf]

.... I would have thought the ID plates would have been similar. I'll check the wifes AE101 tomorrow when its light for interest sake.....

[Toycrash]

ya, but he's over here in america.......

are you saying that us spec id plates don't have any info or isn't there any id plate? :y:

[mikeys toy[RL]]

oh, i don't know

most cars have a sticker on the underside of the hood

i was just trying to save everyone a little stress just in case there are regional differences

[bill buttermore]

OK, with that good pic from toycrash, I think I got it figured out. The engine compartment badge is replaced (apparently) by the driver's door sticker in the U.S. Looking a little more closely at mine, I am guessing that I must have a C50 trans:

 

 

 

So, if TM = transmission, what are C, TR, and A?

 

 

Bill

[Toycrash]

C=Color /TR=Trim(sxi, xli, dx,etc)/A=axle code /TM=Ttransmission

[demuire]

Wow, a drivers door sticker? You could just swap doors if you wanted to "compliance" another car :y:

[kangaroosa]

Wow, a drivers door sticker? You could just swap doors if you wanted to "compliance" another car :y:

As long as there isnt another serial number stamped into the metalwork of the engine bay or chassis. Then i guess the sticker would have to match that.

[mikeys toy[RL]]

there is, stamped to the firewall, stamped to the dash, stamped in the frame somewhere