List of AMC Transmission Applications

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American Motors Corporation (AMC) and Jeep used a variety of transmissions and transfer cases.

This list covers AMC (1954+) and Jeep (1946+) variants thru 1988, and those legacy designs retained by Chrysler after 1988.

Early AMC (1955-1971) automatic[edit]

Model OEM Transmission
Material
Gears Cooling Engine Years Used
Hydramatic
Flash-away
GM Iron 4 oil/water All I6
250/327 V8
1956–1957
Ultramatic Packard Iron 2 oil/water 320 V8 1955–1956
M-8 Borg-Warner Iron 3 oil/water 196 I6
250/287/327 V8
1957–1964
(196 only thru 1961)
M-10 [Note 1] Borg-Warner Iron 3 oil/water 287/327 V8 1965–1966
M-11 Borg-Warner Iron 3 oil/water 343 1967-1969
M-11 Borg-Warner Iron 3 oil/water 290 4bbl V8 1967-1969
M-11B Borg-Warner Iron 3 oil/water 360 1970–1971
M-12 Borg-Warner Iron 3 oil/water 390/401 1968–1971
M-35 Borg-Warner Aluminum 3 air 196 I6 1962-1965
M-36** Borg-Warner Aluminum 3 air 199 I6 1966–1969
M-37[Note 2] Borg-Warner Aluminum 3 air 232 I6 1966–1969
M-40 Borg-Warner Aluminum 3 oil/water 290 2-bbl V8 1967–1969
M-42 Borg-Warner Aluminum 3 oil/water 199 I6 1970–1971
M-43 Borg-Warner Aluminum 3 oil/water 232 I6 1970–1971
M-44 Borg-Warner Aluminum 3 oil/water 304 V8 1970–1971
  1. ^ The "M-10" is not the actual Borg-Warner designation. This is a variation of the M-8 that uses a TV (Throttle Valve) cable instead of a vacuum modulator to control internal transmission pressure. The TV cable also serves as a "kick-down" control when fully pushed in under a predetermined speed. Most parts interchange, but the case and valve body are different to accommodate TV cable or vacuum modulator.
  2. ^ The M-36 and 37 have provisions for an external oil/water or oil/air cooler. Heavy-duty and towing package configurations came from the factory with oil/water cooling instead of air cooling. An aftermarket air/air cooler can be added. Some were added by dealers at purchasers request. Extra internal parts may be required for an external cooler.

Early Jeep Automatic (1970-1971)[edit]

Kaiser Jeep was purchased by AMC in 1970.

The Buick 350 cu in (5.7 L) V8, AMC 232 I6, and AMC 327, 360 V8 engines in the FSJ Wagoneer and trucks used a 'nailhead' pattern TH400—also known as a "unipattern," as it was used by many other manufacturers (including Rolls-Royce and Jaguar) with an adapter ring—from 1965 to 1972.

The Buick 225 cu in (3.7 L) V6, available with an optional automatic transmission in the Jeepster Commando, used the same 'nailhead' pattern TH400. Starting in 1973, AMC discontinued the use of the adapter ring, as it sourced a TH400 case from GM with the AMC bellhousing pattern already cast. The TH400 AMC case was used until the end of 1979 model production.

The 232 cu in (3.8 L) I6 used in 1970-72 Jeep DJ "Postal Jeep" was backed up by the Borg-Warner T-35 3-speed automatic. At the time of the acquisition, Kaiser-Jeep was using a GM 2-speed Powerglide transmission in the DJ-5A (with the GM-sourced 2.5L I4).

Late AMC/Jeep (1971-2006) automatic[edit]

AMC phased out the use of the Borg-Warner Shift-Command transmissions when the company transitioned to using the Chrysler TorqueFlite. AMC branded the TorqueFlites as the Torque Command using the previous naming convention - both the A-727 and A-904 (including the later 999 derivatives) were used with the addition of the Aisin-Warner 4 (AW4) used with the Jeep XJ series. Jeep vehicles throughout the 1970s used the GM Turbo Hydramatic 400 - the use of the GM transmission goes back to 1965 where Kaiser-Jeep installed it in the AMC 327 cu in (5.4 L) V8 in the full-size Wagoneer and J-trucks.

The TH400 was phased out for the 1980 models, when the A-727 replaced the TH-400 as the only automatic transmission option for both the SJ Wagoneer/Cherokee wagons and the J-10/J-20 trucks. Internally similar to the Chrysler A-727, the case was one-piece, cast with an AMC pattern bellhousing (not interchangeable with a Chrysler pattern A-727).

Model OEM Transmission
Material
Gears Cooling Engine Years Used Division
727 Chrysler Aluminum 3 oil/water 258 I6
360/401 V8
1980–1991 AMC & Jeep
904 Chrysler Aluminum 3 oil/water 121/150 I4
232/258 I6
151 Iron Duke
1972–1987 AMC & Jeep CJ
998 Chrysler Aluminum 3 oil/water 258 I6 and 304 V8 1972–1987 AMC
999 (30/32RH) Chrysler Aluminum 3 oil/water 232/258 I6
150 (2.5 L) I4
1980–2002 AMC, Jeep
THM400 GM Aluminum 3 oil/water 232/258 I6
304/360/401 V8
Buick 350/327 V8, 230 V6
1965–1979 Jeep
AW4 Aisin Warner Aluminum 4 oil/water 242 (4.0 L) I6 1987–2006 Jeep
500SE (42RE) Chrysler Aluminum 4 oil/water 242 (4.0 L) I6 1993–2004 Jeep
42RLE Chrysler Aluminum 4 oil/water 3.7, 4.0 (242) V6 2002–present Jeep

AMC manual[edit]

Model OEM Transmission
Material
Gears 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Rev Engine Years Used Division
T-96 Borg Warner Iron 2.605:1, 1.630:1, 1.000:1, 3.536:1 195.6-199 I6 1958-72 AMC
T-85 w/OD Borg Warner Iron 232 I6
all V8
1964-65 AMC
T-86 Borg Warner Iron 232 I6
250-290 V8
1958-67 AMC
T-85 Borg Warner Iron 327 V8 1958-66 AMC
T-10 Borg Warner Iron all V8 1965-74 AMC
T-14 Borg Warner Iron all I6
304 V8
1968-74 AMC
T-15 Borg Warner Iron all V8s greater than 304 1968-72 AMC
T-150/150T Borg Warner Iron I6
and 304 V8 only 1976
1975-79 AMC
SR4 Borg Warner Aluminium 4.07, 2.39, 1.49, 1.00, 3.95 I4 1979–1981 AMC & Jeep
SR4 Borg Warner Aluminum I6
and 304 V8 only 1978-1979
1977-82 AMC
SR4 Borg Warner Aluminium 3.50, 2.21, 1.43, 1.0, 3.39 I6 1979–1981 Eagle & Jeep
HR1 Ford Aluminum 2.0 L I4 1977-79 AMC
T-4 Borg Warner Aluminum I6 1982-84 AMC
T-5 Borg Warner Aluminum I6 1982-88 AMC

See also[edit]

List of Chrysler transmissions (for list of transmission used in AMC vehicles after Chrysler buyout)