List of AMC Transmission Applications
American Motors Corporation (AMC) and Jeep used a variety of transmissions and transfer cases.
This covers all AMC (1954+) and Jeep (1946+) variants thru 1988, and those legacy designs retained by Chrysler after 1988. This includes:
- Jeep Cherokee XJ (1987–2001)
- Jeep CJ
- Jeep Wrangler YJ and TJ (1987–2006)
- Jeep Grand Cherokee ZJ and WJ (1993–2004)
- Jeep Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer
- AMC Eagle (not Chrysler marketed Eagle models)
- AMC Concord
- AMC Spirit
Early AMC (1955-1971) Automatic
Model | OEM | Transmission Material |
Gears | Cooling | Engine Behind | Years Used |
Hydramatic Flash-away |
GM | Iron | 4 | oil/water | All 6/250/327 | 1956–1957 |
Ultramatic | Packard | Iron | 2 | oil/water | 320 | 1955–1956 |
M-8 | Borg-Warner | Iron | 3 | oil/water | 196/250/287/327 | 1957–1964 (196 thru 62) |
M-10* | Borg-Warner | Iron | 3 | oil/water | 287/327 | 1965–1966 |
M-11 | Borg-Warner | Iron | 3 | oil/water | 343/360 | 1967–1971 |
M-11A | Borg-Warner | Iron | 3 | oil/water | 290 4bbl | 1967–1971 |
M-11B | Borg-Warner | Iron | 3 | oil/water | 304/360 | 1970–1971 |
M-12 | Borg-Warner | Iron | 3 | oil/water | 360/390/401 | 1968–1971 |
M-35 | Borg-Warner | Aluminum | 3 | air | 196 | 1963–1965 |
M-36 | Borg-Warner | Aluminum | 3 | air | 199 | 1966–1969 |
M-37 | Borg-Warner | Aluminum | 3 | air | 232 | 1966–1969 |
M-40 | Borg-Warner | Aluminum | 3 | oil/water | 290 2bbl | 1967–1969 |
M-42 | Borg-Warner | Aluminum | 3 | oil/water | 199 | 1970–1971 |
M-43 | Borg-Warner | Aluminum | 3 | oil/water | 232 | 1970–1971 |
M-44 | Borg-Warner | Aluminum | 3 | oil/water | 304 | 1970–1971 |
- Note that "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.
Early Jeep Automatic (19xx-1971)
The Borg Warner automatic transmissions were used with the 230 OHC Jeep Tornado engine in M715s and Jeep pickups and Wagoneers.
The Buick 350 V8, 225 V6, and AMC 327 V8 engines used a nailhead pattern TH400 (also known as unipattern as it was used by many other manufacturers such as Rolls Royce and Jaguar with an adapter ring) during the mid to late-1960s. The AMC engines also used the TH400 with an adapter from 1969 until late 1973 when AMC bought a TH400 case with the AMC pattern already cast. The TH400 AMC case was used until the end of 1979 model production.
The 232 AMC Straight-6 engine used in 1968 to 1971 Jeeps likely used the Borg Warner automatic (they were in the Jeep DJ "Postal Jeeps", but these vehicles were 2WD) as they were a smaller pattern than the AMC V8 until 1972.
Late AMC/Jeep (1971-2006) Automatic
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 the Buick V8 (with the full size Wagoneer and J-trucks) and the Buick V6 in the Jeep CJ series.
Model | OEM | Transmission Material |
Gears | Cooling | Engine Behind | Years Used | Division |
727 | Chrysler | Aluminum | 3 | oil/water | 258/360/401 | 1972–1987 | AMC & Jeep |
904 | Chrysler | Aluminum | 3 | oil/water | 121/150/232/258 and 151 Iron Duke | 1972–1987 | AMC & Jeep CJ |
998 | Chrysler | Aluminum | 3 | oil/water | 258/304 | 1972–1987 | AMC |
999 (30/32RH) | Chrysler | Aluminum | 3 | oil/water | 232/258 and 150 (2.5L) | 1980–2002 | AMC, Jeep |
THM400 | GM | Aluminum | 3 | oil/water | 232/258/304/360/401 Buick 350/327/230 |
1965–1979 | Jeep |
AW4 | Aisin Warner | Aluminum | 4 | oil/water | 242 (4.0) | 1987–2006 | Jeep |
500SE (42RE) | Chrysler | Aluminum | 4 | oil/water | 242 (4.0) | 1993–2004 | Jeep |
42RLE | Chrysler | Aluminum | 4 | oil/water | 3.7, 4.0 (242) | 2002–present | Jeep |
Early AMC Manual
Model | OEM | Transmission Material | Gears 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Rev | Cooling | Engine Behind | Years Used | Division |
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T4 | Borg Warner | Aluminium | 4.03, 2.37, 1.50, 1.00, 3.76 | Oil | I-6 | 1982–1986 | Jeep |
SR4 | Borg Warner | Aluminium | 4.07, 2.39, 1.49, 1.00, 3.95 | Oil | I-4 | 1979–1981 | AMC & Jeep |
SR4 | Borg Warner | Aluminium | 3.50, 2.21, 1.43, 1.0, 3.39 | Oil | I-6 | 1979–1981 | AMC & Jeep |
Super T10 4-spd | Borg Warner | Iron | 2.2, *, *, 1.0, * | Oil | V-8 | 1968–1974 | AMC AMX,Javelin, 1971 Hornet SC/360 |
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See also
List of Chrysler transmissions (for list of transmission used in AMC vehicles after Chrysler buyout)