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rotorwrench · 09-29-2019, 05:51 PM

It does look like the two shafts aren't parallel to each other. They have to be for the rail to move properly. As I mentioned before, they made a lot of different shift rails on a similar pattern but there were a lot of differences. Ford, GM, & Studebaker as well as others used different type transmissions with R10 overdrives grafted on the back so there are differences. The shift rail & shift rail pilot stub may have even had different center to center dimensions as well as the notch cut in the rail for the lock out lever. Ford used at least six different designs or more for Borg Warner pattern overdrives. Lincolns had several, Fords & Mercurys had more than a few. The 259 series, the T85, and the T86 transmissions were all used with overdrives of either the R10 or R11 variety and that's just Ford Motor Company.

09-29-2019, 05:51 PM	#70
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,426	Re: No reverse BW R-10 It does look like the two shafts aren't parallel to each other. They have to be for the rail to move properly. As I mentioned before, they made a lot of different shift rails on a similar pattern but there were a lot of differences. Ford, GM, & Studebaker as well as others used different type transmissions with R10 overdrives grafted on the back so there are differences. The shift rail & shift rail pilot stub may have even had different center to center dimensions as well as the notch cut in the rail for the lock out lever. Ford used at least six different designs or more for Borg Warner pattern overdrives. Lincolns had several, Fords & Mercurys had more than a few. The 259 series, the T85, and the T86 transmissions were all used with overdrives of either the R10 or R11 variety and that's just Ford Motor Company.