I recently broke a tooth in first gear on a series 1 transmission (#151....) that is in my ‘65 series IIA. My mechanic and I decided not rebuild this older transmission and wanted something later and stronger. So I have bought a rebuilt unit (254...F) and hope to swap that in next month.
Now this is the odd part. This weekend I was fortunate enough to pick up a free (thanks Steve off of Craigslist!) series 253...D transmission and transfer case . Aside from some rust on the main shaft in the bell housing and typical leaking seals the unit seems to turn well, shift and what gears I can see don’t show much wear. I have read that these transmissions are fairly easy to rebuild, do you agree and could I make it into high ratio with a couple of gear changes in the transfer case while I am at it?
I realize that the 2.25 does not have much power for my 109 with a high-ratio but I don’t use first gear all that much anyways so maybe with the H/R I would or at least get over 50. I hope to pass on my transmission karma so in the future you may see a Series I transmission with a knackered first gear, hole filled with a cork in the bell housing, and another hole over the starter motor shaft up for takes on CL.
Thanks
John
Now this is the odd part. This weekend I was fortunate enough to pick up a free (thanks Steve off of Craigslist!) series 253...D transmission and transfer case . Aside from some rust on the main shaft in the bell housing and typical leaking seals the unit seems to turn well, shift and what gears I can see don’t show much wear. I have read that these transmissions are fairly easy to rebuild, do you agree and could I make it into high ratio with a couple of gear changes in the transfer case while I am at it?
I realize that the 2.25 does not have much power for my 109 with a high-ratio but I don’t use first gear all that much anyways so maybe with the H/R I would or at least get over 50. I hope to pass on my transmission karma so in the future you may see a Series I transmission with a knackered first gear, hole filled with a cork in the bell housing, and another hole over the starter motor shaft up for takes on CL.
Thanks
John
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