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Jan 17, 2013 | 07:37 PM

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Borg Warner T85N question...

I have a T85N trans with the yoke bolted to the rear. It has a tag that reads C5T3C. Can any one shed some more light on what I gots? I'm in the process of adapting it to my '55 F100. A little machining to open the bell to fit the input shaft cover, finding or making a longer pilot bearing to make up for the shorter input shaft, etc.

Jan 19, 2013 | 12:26 AM

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Come on guys! Some one out there must know what that tag represents!

Jan 19, 2013 | 08:04 AM

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I have a T85N trans with the yoke bolted to the rear. It has a tag that reads C5T3-C = C5TA-C / Case may be marked: AS2-T85N

Shoulda asked this question in the 1964/72 forum.

Borg Warner T-85N 3 speed O/D optional for: 1965/67 F100 240/300 I-6 & 352 / 1968/71 F100 240/300 I-6 & 360/390 / 1969/71 F100 302.

1965/71 F100 Warranty Plate TRANS code: B

Some of the O/D unit's internal part number prefixes begin with 16H = 1941 Lincoln Zephyr/Continental.

Jan 19, 2013 | 07:22 PM

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Thanks for the info! Are parts for these as hard to find as I imagine? Are any of the parts from my t86/r10 interchangable?

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Thanks for the info! Are parts for these as hard to find as I imagine? Are any of the parts from my t86/r10 interchangable?

Parts are hard to find as all are long obsolete. Since the trans is from a 1965/71 F100, all the electrical related parts are 12V

I'd have to look up the T-86 O/D parts and compare with T-85. I'm not that far away from Riverside, if you'd like to do a comparo.

Jan 20, 2013 | 12:37 AM

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Thanks for the offer Bill. I grew up in Whittier and La Mirada. Might drop you a line sometime when I'm visiting the folks. Tomorrow I'm planing to pull the overdrive off of the t85 and have a look see inside before I mount it up. Think I might pull the t86/r10 apart too, just to see if anything broke in the OD. My t86 is 12v also so I'll be holding on to the solenoid and gov.

Jan 20, 2013 | 06:09 AM

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Jan 20, 2013 | 06:22 PM

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yup! Gottem' Now I can't get the darn tapered pin out that holds in the lock out lever! That has to come out FIRST. YEEEHAW!

Got it! A little oil...a little patience...and a BIGGER hammer!

Are you driving it up from underneath?

Jan 20, 2013 | 11:20 PM

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Yes I was. It was realllllly stuck! Penetrating oil and a BFH got'er dun.

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Are you driving it up from underneath?

Jan 21, 2013 | 06:24 PM

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Yeah, that lock pin can scare you. I was tearing down an overdrive and didn't have a small enough drift to fit. I ended up bending something like 10 roofing nails before that pin came out.

Jan 21, 2013 | 10:51 PM

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Yup, I bent two drift punches before I grabbed a flat ended tapered punch and wacked it once with my BFH and it shot out. LOL! AR AR AR!

Feb 7, 2013 | 09:14 AM

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Well, I got the OD back together and now noticed the dogs for the 2-3 synchros are in the bottom of the case. I'll be taking it all apart again to replace the synchros now! "Does the fun ever begin!" LOL!