I'm trying to buy another transmission for my car and I think I may have found one. The problem is that the salvage yard selling it doesn't know if it has limited slip differential or not.

How can you find out for sure?

 

open it up and look inside.

 

From the VIN. I am not sure which part of the VIN has the information. I just asked my local dealer.

 

Is it possible to swap a 97 manual tranny for a '99?

 

If you look on the fire wall in the engine bay it has a tranny
part# and i Don't think the 97 to 99 swap will work...

 

look at the number on the passenger side firewall...there is a metal plate with a number like RF505...whatever...starts with an R you'll know what im talking about

if it ends with a "V" then you have a locking differentials....if it ends with an "A" then you have open differentials.

i don't see why a 97 tranny wouldn't work on a 99...the transmission didn't change between years so it should be fine.
double check with the part numbers though.