Tranny Trouble

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by TMoon, Mar 15, 2016.

  1. TMoon

    TMoon Bobtail Member

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    Thanks for the replies (even our woman of the year) and I will post pics. I can keep the main 5 spd if that is an option. I just didn't know if the gearing would work. Here is what I used to date the truck.
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  3. BoxCarKidd

    BoxCarKidd Road Train Member

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    Yes it will work unless you just have to have an auto. No clutching for the parade bad feet? Swapping to one of those big military Alison's is not a job for the women of the year.
     
  4. Bean Jr.

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    I'm wondering, was this a glider? That sticker on the engine looks aftermarket, nit Cummins.
     
  5. TMoon

    TMoon Bobtail Member

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    Nothing auto and the Allison is not huge. Manual 5 spd and 3 spd in the truck. I'll run the 5 spd by itself if the gearing works. I may tow a ratted trailer, similar to a 16' with two 3500lb axles to haul my dad's '39 John Deere tractor to shows which he now tows on a 16' double axle trailer behind his pick-up. What is a glider (besides a piece of canvas stretched over an aluminum frame that rides wind currents)???

    I was told the truck has a Hendricks suspension. It has an aluminum frame with a steel frame over it from the cab back. Thanks for all the help guys!
     
  6. Oscar the KW

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    A glider is a new truck, with remaned/or from a wreck, engine, transmission, and sometimes rears.
     
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  7. Bean Jr.

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    That's why I asked. Look at the engine tag. It is not Cummins, and I think 262s were obsolete by the early 70s, like an N14 in a 2005 truck. You would see one in a glider, not in a factory truck.
    Also 5+3. That is something you didn't see in the 70s, although they were common much earlier. If you saw 2 sticks then, except in a Mack, it usually was 5+4.
    That's why I asked.
     
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  8. Bean Jr.

    Bean Jr. Road Train Member

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    I'm sorry, I didn't read his question.
     
  9. TMoon

    TMoon Bobtail Member

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    DL550CAT said just run the 5 spd if I understood him correctly and that would be by far the easiest solution. Is this feasible and where can I find the gearing ratios?
     
  10. home time

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    Clutch needs to be adjusted. TA or PETRO adjusts clutches
     
  11. Bean Jr.

    Bean Jr. Road Train Member

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    When I learned how to drive, which was in a 1964 Peterbilt with a 262, and 4+4, it could be straight sticked, bobtailing.
     
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