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Jul 13, 2015 | 07:25 PM

ftsrb

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1963 f500

Looking for a 4 speed transmission for a 1963 f500 1 1/2 ton grain truck with dump bed and 292 motor any ideas where to look?

Jul 13, 2015 | 07:40 PM

john jamieson

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I would keep a look at e-bay and craigslist. Also check for a local ford club and spread the word with them. Look for a used auto parts yard locally or on the web. Some of them have web sites to try and track down parts.

Jul 14, 2015 | 07:09 PM

anthony myrick

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I got a 4sp from a 1963 f600
it also had a 292
bad part is its here in AL

Jul 15, 2015 | 09:44 PM

hoss73ford

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The 4 speed for yours is the very common T-98 Should be a lot of them around. They used it for F-100s to F-600s

Jul 16, 2015 | 11:19 AM

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1963 tranny with dump bed

Thanks for the reply wasn't able to find one at a salvage yard but was able to find a shop that could rebuild it parts for that tranny.was told that they are getting hard to find the bad part was the 1000.00 to rebuild it.

Jul 16, 2015 | 01:49 PM

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Assuming it doesn't need gears, the rebuild kits aren't terribly expensive. I've used similar kits on some other rebuilds and they turned out great.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-T-98-T98-Transmission-Bearing-Seal-Rebuild-Kit-1956-68-/221822986164?hash=item33a5ae27b4&vxp=mtr

Just one option.

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Jul 18, 2015 | 11:52 AM

hoss73ford

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There's a self service salvage yard near me and there's a '61 F350 that had a T-98 in it. I didn't take the tranny but I wanted the bellhousing. 4 speed 223 bellhousings are not easy to come by.
My former employer had a bunch of these back in the 70s (I ended up buying a '58 and later a '62 F600) The biggest problem they had was the trans jumping out of 3rd gear if you let off the gas. Fortuantely the two I had didn't. Great and fun trucks.