Take good care of your transaxle. There are less than 50 new units available from Ford and no replacement parts to fix them from Ricardo or, to my knowledge, anyone else in the world. My 2nd gear was giving me problems for the last year, starting at about 55,000 miles plus. I looked around for replacement parts, reconditioned and used transaxles since last July, and just ended up buying a new transaxle at 65,000 miles. We could get small amounts of the gear and slider made, but the special fiber for making a 2nd gear synchro was unavailable in small quantities. Supposedly, the synchros were "off the shelf from suppliers in Europe and Japan", but nobody could identify the part numbers or manufacturers. Perhaps, they may be Lamborghini/Audi, but there are over half a dozen part numbers for 2nd gear Lamborghini synchros (Murciellago/Gallardo) alone. I was told by RPM Transmissions that there hasn't been any replacement parts for the Ricardo available for the last 2 years. Stillen and Ricardo didn't even answer my inquiries. I even tried reaching the man who was in charge of assembling them for Ricardo originally, who had been repairing them, but his company was dissolved last summer, and I heard he was deceased. At the time, the only reconditioned RPM unit that was being offered was on Craig's List in London, and I think that was a scam. Good luck if you have problems in the future.
Availability ofRicardo transaxles
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BlackICE
GT Owner
2112
Blue/white 06'
Xcentric
GT Owner
There was a brand new transaxle for sale on this forum a few months ago. $15K as I recall. Don't know if it sold.
Really though, I'm sure I'm not the only one who has driven manual transmission cars to 200K miles and more with no problems. Original clutches too. It seems to me in the grand scheme of things, I would be far more concerned about availability of body panels than engines and transaxles. Unless, of course, I was one of the small percentage with a bad synchro. :/
Where have all the transaxles from the wrecked GTs gone, I wonder?
Really though, I'm sure I'm not the only one who has driven manual transmission cars to 200K miles and more with no problems. Original clutches too. It seems to me in the grand scheme of things, I would be far more concerned about availability of body panels than engines and transaxles. Unless, of course, I was one of the small percentage with a bad synchro. :/
Where have all the transaxles from the wrecked GTs gone, I wonder?
Empty Pockets
ex-GT Owner
We know where one of them ended up...in a very highly modified, high dollar '69 Stang.:willy
Gulf GT
GT Owner
I would assume that Stillen can repair the transaxle. They were trained by Ricardo to work on the transaxle, and have fairly extensive experience doing so. They installed the 3.90 gears in my car did a pretty good job.
Indy GT
Yea, I got one...too
I have information from a reliable internal Ford source that there are FGT transaxle assemblies available from Ford.
Perhaps Torrie could chime in here and let us know from a part ordering perspective what the transaxle P/N is and cost he would sell a unit for.
Perhaps Torrie could chime in here and let us know from a part ordering perspective what the transaxle P/N is and cost he would sell a unit for.
Indy GT
Yea, I got one...too
Cobra63-
Have you called your FORD dealer to order the transaxle?
I just called my FGT delivery dealer. Transaxle is certainly available.
P/N 4G7Z7L073-A
MSRP $15,684.90
Wail away on power shifts......
Have you called your FORD dealer to order the transaxle?
I just called my FGT delivery dealer. Transaxle is certainly available.
P/N 4G7Z7L073-A
MSRP $15,684.90
Wail away on power shifts......
Wwabbit
GT Owner
Plus tax, plus a $3000 core charge. So lets just call it an even 20 Grand... while they last
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Fubar
Totally ****** Up
If I remember correctly, the Ford GT transaxle was basically a refit off of the Ricardo transmission being used on one of Audi’s race cars. I would probably roll-the-dice on ordering parts for that before buying a new transmission but at least now you have some spare parts.
tmcphail
GT Owner/Vendor
Ford has 52 that I can see in internal stock $ 14,500 plus core and freight. No need to get spastic on lack of availability.
sahlman
Ford GT Team Alumni
This original post in January had me a bit concerned, so I went and investigated FGT transaxle availability a few weeks ago. There is NOT a FGT Transaxle supply concern. Availability of spare parts for the transaxle may be a different story (I don't have information on spare parts), but as far as complete units - there is not an issue. You can order one at your dealer now...as noted above for nearly $20K without core exchange.
I talked to the FCSD rep who had been dealing with the FGT parts for the last handful of years. He checked the Ford warehouse count as well as the predicted number to sell each year and the actual number sold. There are over 10 years worth of Ricardo FGT Transaxles in the Ford warehouse right now (way more than 50), based on Ford's predicted sale of transaxles per year (which is more than what has actually sold the last 3 years). This does not include a third party warehouse Ford uses, which also may have transaxles and may be the source of this "50" number. The FCSD rep could not see the third party warehouse numbers.
Will someone make a run on them? Maybe, but less likely at $20k for one.
Ricardo is one of the strong FGT suppliers, apparently still has parts and tooling, and can, if motivated enough, build more down the road. This appears to be about 10 years+ down the road. As Ed noted, a group could likely get more made if 25+ were ordered.
Scott
I talked to the FCSD rep who had been dealing with the FGT parts for the last handful of years. He checked the Ford warehouse count as well as the predicted number to sell each year and the actual number sold. There are over 10 years worth of Ricardo FGT Transaxles in the Ford warehouse right now (way more than 50), based on Ford's predicted sale of transaxles per year (which is more than what has actually sold the last 3 years). This does not include a third party warehouse Ford uses, which also may have transaxles and may be the source of this "50" number. The FCSD rep could not see the third party warehouse numbers.
Will someone make a run on them? Maybe, but less likely at $20k for one.
Ricardo is one of the strong FGT suppliers, apparently still has parts and tooling, and can, if motivated enough, build more down the road. This appears to be about 10 years+ down the road. As Ed noted, a group could likely get more made if 25+ were ordered.
Scott
Xcentric
GT Owner
Why would they want cores? Does Ford store broken transaxles with no plan to rebuild?
Just another of many things I don't understand. :confused
Just another of many things I don't understand. :confused
2112
Blue/white 06'
Indy GT
Yea, I got one...too
Wwabbit
GT Owner
Yes, that is good information. Thanks for the research. One thing to consider though, Ford has a habit of raising prices on stock items. For example, last month front rotors jumped from ~$155 to over $200 over night. So in 5 yrs when you might like to have a transaxle, and the stock count is down,what will it cost? Just a something to keep in mind.