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croslinb · 11-29-2023, 06:27 PM

Is it possible to slide back the tailshaft to replace a leaky gasket without pulling it from the car? Like most of my problems, this one was self inflicted

miker98038 · 12-06-2023, 08:20 PM

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Somewhere I read an article about removing a Fordo in the car, maybe in a bird. Might have been there. Not a pretty job given how tight a bird tunnel is.

KULTULZ · 12-06-2023, 08:48 PM

Well, here's the thing on a BIRD. It is easier (maybe) to remove the engine and trans as an assembly.

I have read accounts of sliding the tail-shaft housing back enough to then remove the bell/case - EDIT - without having to remove the engine/trans as an assembly..

I am a$$-u-me(ing) you mean the tail-shaft to main housing paper gasket?

dmsfrr · 12-06-2023, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by KULTULZ

Well, here's the thing on a BIRD. It is easier (maybe) to remove the engine and trans as an assembly. I have read accounts of sliding the tail-shaft housing back enough to then remove the bell/case. ...

Complicated by the fact that the transmission cross-member in a '57 Bird is welded in place, unlike the ones in earlier Birds that are bolted in and removable.

JRrev · 12-11-2023, 11:21 AM

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If you know somebody in your area that belonged to Classic Thunderbird Club International and has that club's old magazines, this index shows three articles on removing the transmission without removing the engine. It would involve removing the tail-shaft housing. https://www.ctci.org/article-index/?cat=86

11-29-2023, 06:27 PM	#1
croslinb Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 8	'57 Thunderbird Fordomatic Tailshaft Is it possible to slide back the tailshaft to replace a leaky gasket without pulling it from the car? Like most of my problems, this one was self inflicted

12-06-2023, 08:20 PM	#2
miker98038 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kent, WA. Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,398	Re: '57 Thunderbird Fordomatic Tailshaft If you didn’t get an answer somewhere else, try over at yblocksforever. If you’re not signed up, contact Ted Eaton at eatonbalancing.com or [email protected]. To keep the spammers out he needs to sign you in. Not a big deal to do. Somewhere I read an article about removing a Fordo in the car, maybe in a bird. Might have been there. Not a pretty job given how tight a bird tunnel is.

12-06-2023, 08:48 PM	#3
KULTULZ Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: IN A 'GALAXIE' FAR FAR AWAY Posts: 6,477	Re: '57 Thunderbird Fordomatic Tailshaft Well, here's the thing on a BIRD. It is easier (maybe) to remove the engine and trans as an assembly. I have read accounts of sliding the tail-shaft housing back enough to then remove the bell/case - EDIT - without having to remove the engine/trans as an assembly.. I am a$$-u-me(ing) you mean the tail-shaft to main housing paper gasket? __________________ *** - WHY IS IT ... - ... that everything you buy in the grocery store is either wrapped in or contained in plastic but the government doesn't want you to carry it out in a plastic bag? WONDERING IN W(BY GOD)V ... DIAGNOSED CDO** - (OCD In Correct Alphabetical Order) Last edited by KULTULZ; 12-07-2023 at 09:32 AM. Reason: TO HOPEFULLY FULLY EXPLAIN IN ENGLISH

12-11-2023, 11:21 AM	#5
JRrev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Frenchtown Township, MI Posts: 959	Re: '57 Thunderbird Fordomatic Tailshaft Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) If you know somebody in your area that belonged to Classic Thunderbird Club International and has that club's old magazines, this index shows three articles on removing the transmission without removing the engine. It would involve removing the tail-shaft housing. https://www.ctci.org/article-index/?cat=86