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Without machine shop receipts specifying the work done, and receipts for parts purchased, it’s just a core motor. Even if the motor had been run...
If you’re inspecting a typical Ford toploader 3 speed transmission, which happens to be the closed drive configuration for a torque tube...
We’re asked this question frequently. The original spec for the Ford overdrive transmissions was 90 weight gear oil and the GL-1 specification was...
The 2nd gear with the oil slots on the back face would be normally used with the 81A type mainshaft. The 2nd gear with the smooth rear facing is...
The 81A-7061 mainshaft has the pin and needs the 81A-7071 spacing washer (which butts up against the backside of the 81A-7102 second gear. If you...
We watched the first episode. We like Tim Allen and were hoping to see a bit more car stuff going on, but we were somewhat disappointed with the...
Good advice from the folks here. I can tell you that using the early Ford V8 transmission (32-39 types) is apparently okay with the TROG group as...
We created the kit…..it’s basically the group of parts involved: crab cap + crab rotor + the pair of wire side clips that secure the cap to the...
The BW overdrive transmissions should run a 90 weight gear oil. The common GL-4 oil spec is getting harder to find these days. You can run the...
In the transmission business the term “Main Drive Gear” refers to the input shaft/gear at the front of the transmission. The term “Mainshaft” or...
That’s controlled by two things…..first would be the unique snap ring located just in front of the intermediate ball bearing. The advice given...
We only use a dummy shaft now for pushing the factory countershaft pin out of the case during disassembly…..this helps keep the needle bearings in...
They were made with and without the pocket for a replaceable front oil seal. I know we’ve got some without the pocket but not sure if we’ve got...
Squirrel is correct…..it’s a typical 1939 style gearset with the late type synchro assembly. The one in the first photo is shifted into high gear....
Definitely a 41-42 case for a Commercial vehicle with the G series flathead six
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