toyota truck question - 89 transmission problem

[robmorast]

i have an '89 toyota truck with a failing transmission. it's a W series. what does that mean? how is it different than the G series? and, are the W and G transmissions interchangeable?

any help is appreciated.

[toyotafan]

How do you know the tranny is failing? Is it slipping, grinding, etc?

[Musher_Vic]

Is it an automatic or manual transmission? (I also have an 89.)

[toyotafan]

Hope you get your questions answered. Who else has questions about their Toyota Truck?

[ToyotaPitty]

Here are some signs of a Failing Transmission (http://www.ehow.com/about_5076525_signs-failing-automatic-transmission.html): http://www.ehow.com/about_5076525_signs-failing-automatic-transmission.html

[GearHead]

Shouldn't be too hard to find one and swap it out if it's a manual. I'd look around for a secondhand one at a picknpull or whatever for a truck of that year, unless you have a good amount of money to throw into it. Not sure about the G or W series as to what the difference is.