A friend of mine with a 1948 Buick Special 248 straight eight and 3-speed trans want to change to a Dynaflow. Whats the different in length vs a manual 3-speed? I know its longer but how much? To get this to work he needs a shorter torqutube and the question is did a torquetube from a Dynaflow equipped 1950 Special fit in his 48?
The problem is getting the driveshaft off the rear end. If there is that much difference then change the whole ***embly. Buick shop manual does not recommend taking driveshaft off pinion.
I change the the third member of my previous 48 without problems. The propeller shaft is connected to the pinion through a splined joint and a pin. But the question remains, will a torquetube from a -50 with Dynaflow fit right in to the -48?
My brother-in-law is needing a set of gears like described here,does anyone have a set to fit a 48' Buick?
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