Mitchell Gear Splitter

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67XL39

Junior Member
Hello,
I’ve bought a used Mitchell Gear Splitter and want to install it on my -38 Tudor.
Is there anyone here that can give me information on how to install it ?
Thanks/
 
Consider calling Mitchel Manufacturing.
They never answer their phone for me, I leave a message.
They call back when they get time.
I have found them very helpful.

Karl
 
I’ve bought it as a complete unit, assembled.
One thing I wonder is if I should disassemble the short tourqe tube to be able to use cotter pins through the coupler ?
 
I’ve seen some videos on how they’re mounting the Mitchell on the Model A, but I guess it’s not the same on a later Forf
 
I don’t mean cotter pins , it was the metal pins I meant, the one that should be peend at each end.
Should I use those ? then I have to remove the short tourqe tube.
 
Are the pins you are referring to the ones that hold the coupler to the factory drive shaft and pinion gear? Someone who has purchased a Mitchell should be able to tell us if the overdrive holds the two different drive shafts located. I suspect you only need to have the coupler pinned to the pinion, but can't verify since I have not installed a Mitchell in a V8 myself.
 
38 coupe said:
Are the pins you are referring to the ones that hold the coupler to the factory drive shaft and pinion gear? Someone who has purchased a Mitchell should be able to tell us if the overdrive holds the two different drive shafts located. I suspect you only need to have the coupler pinned to the pinion, but can't verify since I have not installed a Mitchell in a V8 myself.
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Yes. And as you are saying, the only way to use two out of four pins , is to mount the coupler to the pinion gear , then just stick the Mitchell drive shaft on the coupler. But , is that good enough for keeping up with the torque?
 
67XL39 said:
Yes. And as you are saying, the only way to use two out of four pins , is to mount the coupler to the pinion gear , then just stick the Mitchell drive shaft on the coupler. But , is that good enough for keeping up with the torque?
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The coupler takes the torque, make sure the splines are not worn out. The "pins" in the coupler are identified by Ford as rivets. The purpose of riveting the drive shaft to the pinion was to locate the driveshaft front-to-rear in the torque tube.


To my understanding, if the Mitchell assembly locates the rear drive shaft so it cannot slide up and down the torque tube then you don't need to rivet it to the coupler. If the rear drive shaft slides out of the Mitchell unit, then you need to rivet it to the coupler, and slide the Mitchell unit over the rear drive shaft.


Again, the best answer is to get the installation directions supplied with a Mitchell unit.
 
38 coupe said:
The coupler takes the torque, make sure the splines are not worn out. The "pins" in the coupler are identified by Ford as rivets. The purpose of riveting the drive shaft to the pinion was to locate the driveshaft front-to-rear in the torque tube.


To my understanding, if the Mitchell assembly locates the rear drive shaft so it cannot slide up and down the torque tube then you don't need to rivet it to the coupler. If the rear drive shaft slides out of the Mitchell unit, then you need to rivet it to the coupler, and slide the Mitchell unit over the rear drive shaft.


Again, the best answer is to get the installation directions supplied with a Mitchell unit.
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Yeas , the best way would to get in touch with the Mitchell crew.
But as you are saying ; if the coupler is not worn badly , and it won’t slide back and forth on the the drive shaft and pinion shaft it might be good enough the have it working properly.
 
If you get the instructions then follow them. Those are an expensive unit and they should be installed by the specific instructions. Putting it together thinking it "may be good enough" could be costly.
 
TJ said:
If you get the instructions then follow them. Those are an expensive unit and they should be installed by the specific instructions. Putting it together thinking it "may be good enough" could be costly.
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I agree totally with you.
 
There are lots of old threads here if you do a search. More commonly known as a "Mitchell overdrive"
 
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