Help with Transmission Identification

[KGBnut]

Hey Guys,

I need some help with the identification of some transmission stuff.

When I was at Beardsley a week ago I met a guy that had a couple of transmissions for sale. I like to have good spares, and the price was right, so I bought one. I've never had a transmission apart, and this would give me an opportunity to get to know its innards. It was greasy and dirty, but other than that, looked pretty good. It came with an input shaft, even though that was separate.

When I got it home, Pop was looking at it and noticed something unexpected. There is a great big lock washer on the end of the input shaft near where it fits in the pilot bearing. In my books and on-line, I cannot find any pictures anywhere showing a lock washer here...and I can't imagine what it is for.

Can anybody help? It sure as hell looks like a Model A transmission. Am I correct? Is this a Model A input shaft? It was just sitting next to it when I bought it, but it fits, and the gears line up and it turns. I don't suppose this is for a an early multi-disk clutch... I'm stumped.

Ken

 

[Pinesdune]

The input shaft is definitely from a multidisc, just did mine back in January, transmissions are the same, somewhat, most obvious difference is the input shaft/retainer/throw out bearing

Here's a good video on rebuilding the transmission, and he points out some of the differences

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D7PwUj2nIc8



Saving iron from the scrap pile one piece at a time

 

[Tom Endy]

I agree the first two photos show an input shaft from a transmission that was attached to a multiple disk clutch. The transmission housing photos show a later transmission. The four holes at the front is where the front bearing retainer bolts up that uses a single disk. The brake attachment on the side (two bolt holes) is after mid-July 1929.

Tom Endy