'46 Pickup Transmission - 08/01/19 02:24 AM
I recently came into possession of a '46 pickup truck and I am having to advance my knowledge and skills which mostly span the 4-cyl era up to 1928.
The 216 engine has been rebuilt and runs well. My first order of business was to fix the gas gauge by replacing the cork floats in the gas tank sending unit as they were eaten up by ethanol in the gas. That project was pretty straight forward and went well. However, the transmission shifts like a 4-cyl rock crusher and leaks front to back. Double clutching is required to prevent grinding the gears. Not that it's a problem but I thought by '46 they would have improved the "user experience" a bit with synchros. Along with the truck, I inherited a new 3.55 gear set plus all the parts to make it happen. I am thinking when I pull the diff to replace the gears, I should also pull the transmission and sort out the leaks and syncros. Any advice on dealing with the transmission? I understand the truck transmissions were top-shifting or "top-loaders" which are a little more rare and parts can be hard to find.
Thanks in advance.
The 216 engine has been rebuilt and runs well. My first order of business was to fix the gas gauge by replacing the cork floats in the gas tank sending unit as they were eaten up by ethanol in the gas. That project was pretty straight forward and went well. However, the transmission shifts like a 4-cyl rock crusher and leaks front to back. Double clutching is required to prevent grinding the gears. Not that it's a problem but I thought by '46 they would have improved the "user experience" a bit with synchros. Along with the truck, I inherited a new 3.55 gear set plus all the parts to make it happen. I am thinking when I pull the diff to replace the gears, I should also pull the transmission and sort out the leaks and syncros. Any advice on dealing with the transmission? I understand the truck transmissions were top-shifting or "top-loaders" which are a little more rare and parts can be hard to find.
Thanks in advance.