T98 4 spd shifter
Tuned
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From: ELLICOTT CITY, MD. USA
The shift lever in the T-98 has a screw on cap that attaches it to the top of the transmission plate. It is a right hand thread and you might need apair of channel ocks to loosen it up. There is a spring under the cap. The shift lever should "wiggle" loose after you unscrew the cap. You should be able to take the shift lever out without removing the floor pan. Hope this helps.
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Now Ron, you mean to say you aren't into the finer art of double clutching to get the F-5 down the road. I have fond memories of double clutching my dad's F-5 grain truck. Yes in all seriousness it does get old after a while and that is why I'm putting and AOD in the 50 panel when the time comes.
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Originally Posted by reamer
Well Madathlon, I'v got a F-5 dump.
A T-98 would be lots better than the un-sync-ed 4 speed in there now.
A T-98 would be lots better than the un-sync-ed 4 speed in there now.
Rod
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Tuned
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From: ELLICOTT CITY, MD. USA
That's odd. I have 2 T-98's 0ne for my '55 F-250 and one for my '53 F-250 and they both have a screw cap over the ball of the shifter stick. Is it possible someone maybe stripped the threads on yours or it work itself loose and they welded it?
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From: Connecticut
Hey there 51fordFan
In the '48, I guess the sync. tranny wasn't "man-enough" at the time. Kinda like that "girly" power steering!
the Sync. tranny was an option back then.
My un-sync tranny likes to shift @ 600 rpm, yet in third, in order to get down to 600 again. I lost most forward momentum, and it dogs out in 4th!
Besides .......too many gear teeth-tips in the well-worn, berings.
Kinda useless to re-ruild the original.
Now if there was a bolt on 5-sp for a 239, F-5!
Reamer
In the '48, I guess the sync. tranny wasn't "man-enough" at the time. Kinda like that "girly" power steering!
the Sync. tranny was an option back then.
My un-sync tranny likes to shift @ 600 rpm, yet in third, in order to get down to 600 again. I lost most forward momentum, and it dogs out in 4th!
Besides .......too many gear teeth-tips in the well-worn, berings.
Kinda useless to re-ruild the original.
Now if there was a bolt on 5-sp for a 239, F-5!
Reamer
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Originally Posted by reamer
Hey there 51fordFan
In the '48, I guess the sync. tranny wasn't "man-enough" at the time. Kinda like that "girly" power steering!
the Sync. tranny was an option back then.
My un-sync tranny likes to shift @ 600 rpm, yet in third, in order to get down to 600 again. I lost most forward momentum, and it dogs out in 4th!
Besides .......too many gear teeth-tips in the well-worn, berings.
Kinda useless to re-ruild the original.
Now if there was a bolt on 5-sp for a 239, F-5!
Reamer
In the '48, I guess the sync. tranny wasn't "man-enough" at the time. Kinda like that "girly" power steering!
the Sync. tranny was an option back then.
My un-sync tranny likes to shift @ 600 rpm, yet in third, in order to get down to 600 again. I lost most forward momentum, and it dogs out in 4th!
Besides .......too many gear teeth-tips in the well-worn, berings.
Kinda useless to re-ruild the original.
Now if there was a bolt on 5-sp for a 239, F-5!
Reamer
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From: Waynesville, OH
Rod, if you want to scope out repair parts, JobLot Auto (www.joblotauto.com) lists most of the stuff you'd need for either your Warner T-9 or the T-98/98A. I haven't checked the prices for all the stuff, but an input shaft for the T-9 (BB-7017-A) runs $150.