1949 dodge coronet tranny and brake question

I was wondering if anyone could tell me the shift pattern on the fluid drive ******? Also does anyone have a trick to get the rear brake drums off besides the loosening of the nut and turn circle, because she ain't runnin yet lol and its very hard to push... thanks. In advance .... I posted a more detailed question in the introduce yourself thread by mistake cuz after all I'm a noob lol

 

Re: Rear drums ,you need a hub puller for that job . 3 legs that the wheel bolts hold to the hub. Loosen the center nut a coulpe of turns and tighten the puller up TIGHT. Hit end of puller screw firmly with at least a 5 lb hammer as needed. a lot of tool rental places have that style puller. Do NOT pull on the edge of the drum.

 

Thanks john I'm gonna take that advice... I put a 5 ton puller on it but it was the flat hook style legs on it not the bolt down style legs... I let ya know how it goes lol

 

any bigger pics of your 49 dodge ??? looks great

 

If it's Fluid Drive.........it has the same shift pattern as any other three speed column shift transmission.........BUT, if it's a Gyromatic.....that is a different transmission and has a different pattern. For the Gyro...Reverse is where you expect it.....but 1st and 2nd are accessed by pushing the lever up to what is normally the 2nd gear position...3rd and 4th are accessed by pulling the lever down into what is normally the 3rd or "high" gear position. The Gyromatic self shifts from 1st to 2nd when the throttle is lifted..........manually shifted to the 3/4 position and shifts to 4th when the throttle is lifted. It can be driven in the 3/4 position....just a bit more sluggish than using 1/2, but eliminates moving the shift lever.

Both Fluid Drive and Gyromatic have both a fluid coupling (not a torque converter) and a manual clutch between the engine and trans. The clutch is only used to disengage the eng/trans when manually moving the shift lever. Otherwise the car is driven similar to any automatic. starts and stops are made without using the clutch pedal as the fluid coupling allows the engine to continue running when the vehicle is at rest.

Ray

 

I used a hub puller from AutoZone with their loan a tool program to remove my rear drums... worked perfectly

 

When using one of those pullers, be sure to screw the axle nut on the very end of the threads so as not to collapse the cotter pin hole or "flare" out the end of the axle.