Ruckstell

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louieglen

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I bought a model T the other day that has a Ruckstell rear-end. I have never owned one of these befor,and don't know how to shift.
1. Do you need to stop to shift,or can you shift on the go?
2. Are the ruckstell's lower and higher speed than the regular T or?
Tell me as much as you can, as I know nothing about the ruckstell. Thanks in advance.
 
Ruckstells are made to shift on the go only. If the shift while standing still, you have a neutral put in by someone or a worn shifter/rearend. You do not want a neutral, because if it pops into neutral when moving you will have no brakes, because the driveline is disconnected from the transmission where all the braking is done. If you have a later ruckstell with the adjustable shifter, you maybe able to adjust for a worn shifter. A ruckstell is only an underdrive, that is it. We have one in our Centerdoor and I rarely use it. I haven't used it in at least a year. But, when you are in the flat lands of Minnesota, you rarely need one anyway.
 
I installed a Ruckstell on my 1926 Touring after several trips to the "Northeast Kingdom" area of Vermont, as Farmallcub49 said it is an underdrive and extremly useful when in hilly country. Otherwise, the T travels along fine with the Ruckstell in high (standard gear). If you don't need to use it no big deal, it just affords you greater travel options. LouB.
 
As they said above, while you are moving, push in the clutch to neutral only, shift gears and let out the clutch.
 
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