Thread: 1951 merc 3-speed overdrive wear
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Old 04-13-2012, 03:41 PM   #1
ken-r-mer
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Default 1951 merc 3-speed overdrive wear
Finishing up a rebuild of a 51 merc 3-speed overdrive trans that will be going into a '52 Ford F-1. Gears are all good with no chips. Replaced all the seals and gaskets. Now I noticed some wear on what is the low/reverse fork. See the attached pics.

The wear difference is about 0.045" (0.245" to 0.200"). Is this still usable? Tried VanPelt Sales, but no NOS. Anybody have a discombubulated '51 ford or merc 3-speed trans that has a low/reverse fork in better shape than this?
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File Type: jpg reverse fork rear.jpg (20.2 KB, 38 views)
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