Looking for extension housing and side cover assembly for my '57 312 T85 WITHOUT OD. I have a side cover but no shifter assemblys or forks. I don't know if any of these parts interchange with other BW trannys??
Thanks!
Quote from: dan on 2019-06-28 14:22
Looking for extension housing and side cover assembly for my '57 312 T85 WITHOUT OD. I have a side cover but no shifter assemblys or forks. I don't know if any of these parts interchange with other BW trannys??
Thanks!
You might try over here for info, maybe parts too if you haven't already
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/fordtransmissionforum/
No parts interchange between T85 And T86s. T85 were also used in high performance Mopars and Jeep Wagoners with 327 AMC engine. And there may be others such as Rebel etc. Also I think most Fords were with R11 OD.
They did have a non OD T85. I've never seen one but they are listed.
Thanks for the info.....I did find the parts I needed! The only breakdown of the parts for the non OD unit in my ford books is for the supercharged version. Can't find assembly instructions for the non OD, non S/C unit.....
The assembly instructions should be the same for supercharged and non supercharged. Older Motors and Chilton manuals had transmission rebuild instructions, if you don't have one available, you might try the local library. John
Most all Ford 3 speeds assemble the same.
You will need a dummy shaft to hold the bearings inside the cluster gear while it sits in the bottom of the trans during assembly.
Ron.
Done dozens of 3 speeds. Never needed that dummy shaft. Stiff grease holds the needles fine.
I hate doing a job twice, a dowel is very cheap insurance.
Ron.