What do I have Here?
Looks like an early overdrive to me. At first I thought I might be a t85, but loooking at the side cover, I'm more inclined to think it's an earlier trans, maybe a 54-56 model. Not sure of the model designation....
Agreed, not a T85 which has a rounded bottom side cover and R11 OD unit. Thats an R10 model OD. I think the early ones ( 6V ) didn't have the solenoid marked for voltage, the 56 and later had 12V stamped in the solenoid cover the best I remember.
After enlarging the picture I see the rectangular cover with two bolts on the top of the tail shaft that is for access to a snap ring, those were mostly on 52-54, after that the access was a round hole with a freeze type plug. It's considered a light duty trans, the medium duty had a top cover.
Rebuilt dozens of them in my youth.....LOL! Easy to knock a tooth off the sliding gear.
Used to buy em for $10-15 at the local junkyards and piece together spares.
49-56 std duty/R10, 57-62 had the longer tailhousing and some had fine spline inputs.
I'd believe the junkyard paint "51ford"
Ron.
Thanks guys.
That trans is worth some $$$ today to early Ford guys especially if the solenoid is good. I've seen the solenoids alone sell between $250-300 :002:
Quote from: hiball3985 on 2015-01-21 18:27
After enlarging the picture I see the rectangular cover with two bolts on the top of the tail shaft that is for access to a snap ring, those were mostly on 52-54, after that the access was a round hole with a freeze type plug. It's considered a light duty trans, the medium duty had a top cover.
Jim
I was wondering what that two bolt plate was for.