Pile of Parts
Posts: 47
Joined: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:57 pm
Location: Kankakee, IL.
1939 D-35 Engine and Trans
1. From the pictures posted, what is the actual size of engine in my truck?
2. What is the model of 5 speed transmission
3. Can rebuild kits be bought for this stlye of transmission? Or would parts such as bearings and seals have to bought seperately.
4. Could a later model sync. transmission be bolted up to this engine? If so what does it totally involve?
This truck was given to me by my father and spent a good portion of its life in cold storage. The engine runs amazing and only has about 10,000 miles on it. My father and me droped the oil pan on it a few years back and the bottom end was perfectly clean. The hone marks are still visible on the bottom of the cylinders.
As far as the engine everything thing seems to check out alright, however the transmission is somewhat of a issue.
I took the old girl out for a drive and everthing seemed great until I found out it wouldn't shift into 5th gear. I ended up popping open the transmission to find a good portion of rust. With a good flush out of diesel fuel and a can of PB blaster I was able to get the everything loosened up nicely. Unfortunately, "what I believe is part of first gear, see manuel pic." is way beyond surface rust. I would say about 15 teeth on that gear are heavely rust pitted.
I took the truck out for a drive and I didnt hear any odd noises ,but I cant help to think that in the long term that paticular gear might cause damage to its mating gear underneath.
I assume the bearings are still alright, but to be honest I would rather take the transmission apart and repair it in a proper manner or find a suitible replacement.
Has anyone ever replaced one of these non sync. transmissions with a later model sync. trans. with minimal machining????? Thought I would throw out the ideal of it for conversation.
I thank all of you for your time and effort in helping me shed some light on this situation.
Brent