Can you Change a Tail shifter to a Side Shifter? Options

[Korijo914]

I have heard that you can change a tail shifter transaxle to a side shifter transaxle. Is this true, or is it just a rumor? If I can change my 5 speed tail shifter transaxle to a 5 speed side shifter transaxle, how do I modify my tail shifter?

If I can, what kind of parts do I need? What kind of preparation is needed to be done? I am assuming that I will need a side shifter transaxle, correct? What else?

Oh, I did look all over the site, and found nothing.

korijo 914

[Dave_Darling]

As I said, you can swap over the gear selector stuff from the side-shifter to the tail-shift case. That includes the shift forks and rails. You still use the whole side-shift linkage and side-shift motor mount bar and bracketry.

You don't want to swap the gear stack from the tail-shifter into the side-shift case; the ring and pinion gears should stay with their original case. And changing all of the individual gears out on the stack may result in you having to reset the R&P depth and engagement pattern. Better just to swap the shifting bits from the side-shifter to the tail-shifter trans.

--DD