The Ford Barn - View Single Post - 1950 Car Transmission OD and Regular Length?

leon bee · 06-17-2019, 10:30 PM

I googled this and read my green book, can't figure it out for sure. Are they built so that an overdrive trans and a non-overdrive fit right in the same car without any modification? And use the same drive shaft? It looks to me like that was the plan.

I'm doing a 50 Coupe that I want to drive a lot, drive it from here on out. Two days ago went to the DMV, created paperwork and walked out with a tag! So we went for our first legal drive. I've put about 50 miles on it previously up and down the road out front of my shop, everything real good. Now I get a tag, and then the trans starts making racket. Seems like maybe TO bearing/clutch sort of noise. But now I really want a backup (spare) transmission. Thanks!

06-17-2019, 10:30 PM	#1
leon bee Senior Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Arkansas Posts: 611	1950 Car Transmission OD and Regular Length? I googled this and read my green book, can't figure it out for sure. Are they built so that an overdrive trans and a non-overdrive fit right in the same car without any modification? And use the same drive shaft? It looks to me like that was the plan. I'm doing a 50 Coupe that I want to drive a lot, drive it from here on out. Two days ago went to the DMV, created paperwork and walked out with a tag! So we went for our first legal drive. I've put about 50 miles on it previously up and down the road out front of my shop, everything real good. Now I get a tag, and then the trans starts making racket. Seems like maybe TO bearing/clutch sort of noise. But now I really want a backup (spare) transmission. Thanks!