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Borg-Warner T-18A

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Borg-Warner T-18A is a manual gearbox from Borg-Warner. The Society has 2 vehicles on file with it, 2 with a source we opened and 0 still leads.

Jeep

VehicleYearsShift patternGearbox sourceMembers
Jeep CJ-5 / CJ-7 (early T-18 and T-18A) T-18 / T-18A
4-speed manual
[1]
Applies to: 1977-c.1978
1971-c.19784 speed, reverse top rightCorroborated
Jeep CJ-5 / CJ-7 (late T-18 and T-18A) T-18 / T-18A
4-speed manual
[2]
Applies to: 1979
19794 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated

Research notes

Caveats and conflicts (2)
  • Row title says T-18 / T-18A.
  • Reverse position changed for 1979+ per jeepfan, which matches the row split.

References

  1. Forum. jeep-cj.com wiki: the granny-low wide-ratio T-18 is referred to as the T-18A and all T-18s in CJs from 1977 to 1979 had that gearing. [link]
  2. Forum. jeepfan.com: T-18s used after 1978 have reverse down by fourth (earlier ones up by third) with a different case shape, shown on a 79 CJ-5; jeep-cj.com wiki: T-18 in CJs 1971 to 1979, wide-ratio T-18A in 1977-79. [link]
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