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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Cartersville, GA
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Newbie: I Need Transmission Help
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Linden, North Carolina
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Re: Newbie: I Need Transmission Help
Saginaws are pretty much junk unless you baby them. Any beating at all and most break. I would rebuild your trans and live with no 1st gear syncos. Easy and cheaper
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Elgin, IL
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Re: Newbie: I Need Transmission Help
What do you consider babying? Ive got the 3 with the syncros and mines great, shifts real nice, and i learned on it, so ive been grindin the gears for a while, and its still really nice...for 40 yrs old...
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Cartersville, GA
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Re: Newbie: I Need Transmission Help
i had a '66 years ago, was my first vehicle, and it had a 3 speed saginaw. i dogged the mess out of it, clutch and trans were both good when i traded it.
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Location: Marietta, GA
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Re: Newbie: I Need Transmission Help
The 66 and later all-synchro Saginaws are beefier than the earlier units. You will have to get shift rods from a 66-up truck if you swap to the later transmission, or modify your original shift rods.
I'm currently working on a similar swap. My original 64 tranny is toast, and pops out of 3rd just like yours. I found a heavy duty Muncie 3-speed from a 71 Chevelle with 402 big block. I picked up some shift rods from a 69 C10, and I'm getting my clutch and pressure plate rounded up this week. I hope to tackle the swap over the Thanksgiving holiday. I don't think the driveshaft needs to be shortened, but it's not a big deal if it does. |
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: tacoma wa.
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Re: Newbie: I Need Transmission Help
are you hauling anything in your truck? if not the way gas is consider a t-5 your trans is junk now along with the clutch. you could hit the pick-a-part and get a t-5 and even maybe a good used clutch for under $200 bucks. might even find one on craigslist.
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Hillsboro, OR
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Re: Newbie: I Need Transmission Help
I grenaded 2 3 speeds in 2 years....I then decided to go with a muncie 21 4 speed and added a hurst shifter on the floor (was column shifter). 8 years later, the M-21 is shifting strong.
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