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The New Venture Gear 1500 transmission is a 5-speed unit that is synchronized in all gears. The transmission has a 2 piece aluminum housing which consists of the following components:

    • The input shaft
    • The mainshaft
    • The mainshaft gears
    • The countershaft
    • The reverse idler gear
    • The shift forks
    • The shift shaft components

The NV 1500 transmission is used in trucks with the 2.2 L engine.


Object Number: 885560  Size: MF

NV 1500, a rugged, durable and reliable manual transmission, has 5 forward gears and 1 reverse gear. The 5th gear is an overdrive ratio.

All gears have synchronization for clash-free shifting. To reduce gear noise, the gears are in constant helical mesh.

The NV 1500 was designed for quality in lightweight applications (175 lb ft torque and 6,000 lbs GCW). The NV 1500 also features:

    • 76 mm center distance - center of input shaft to center of countershaft
    • Single rail shift system
    • Hydrodynamic bearing for speed gears, no needle bearings

The gear and shift systems are enclosed in a 2 piece aluminum housing which consists of the following components:

    • The input shaft
    • The mainshaft
    • The mainshaft gears
    • The countershaft
    • The reverse idler gear
    • The shift forks
    • The shift shaft components

The NV 1500 transmission is used in trucks with the 2.2L engine.