1936 transmission

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Bruce/CT

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Hi Barners,

I have the transmission out of my 1936 Ford. It has synchromesh in it. When did Ford start synchromesh? I thought it was later; 1938 or 1939.

Should there be a part number on the case? If yes, where? I believe the 1936 part number is 18-7005. Is that correct?

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Thanks,
Bruce/CT
 
I think Mac van pelt has a great book on G/boxes
It has all the info you need on the g/box.
lawrie
 
Bruce, you do have synchromesh, but the case # won't tell you if your synchro is the best. The simplest way to discover this is to remove the top shifter plate and turn it over to discover the number cast in the crotch of the large shift fork. If by chance you discover a large 91A at that location, you've got 1939-'48 gears in there, which are the best you can get.
 
Thank you all for the great info. Yes, I tried to call Mac today but he had closed. Will do it tomorrow. I want to know what I have before I start any work on it.
Bruce
 
Here is a later 39+ gearset and synchros on the top and earlier 36 gearset on the bottom. Not a lot of difference but the 39+ set has bigger different shifter forks.

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I've always wanted to get the book but have never got around to it. These transmissions are really very simple to work on. I've torn apart 3 of them myself and 2 Model A trannies as well.
 
My '34 has syncros. I had a '48 one ton that had a non-syncro 4-speed. Talk about a bear to downshift!
 
'32 was the first year for synchronized 2nd and 3rd gear (only). Ford produced 2nd and 3rd gear-only synchronized transmissions in the U.S. until as late as 1964 for passenger cars (the 1964 1/2 Mustang with the 170 six still had an unsynchronized first gear transmission).
 
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