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Does anybody have any info on manual transmissions(preferably 3 spd.) for the 59 ford f-100 pick-ups?I am looking for a rebuilt trans. or a good used trans.The truck has a trans from a car(long tailshaft).How durable are the original trans for the trucks as compared the car transmissions?My truck has the 292 v-8.Any info would be appreciated.
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Transmissions for F-100
Originally Posted by iontkendall
Does anybody have any info on manual transmissions(preferably 3 spd.) for the 59 ford f-100 pick-ups?I am looking for a rebuilt trans. or a good used trans.The truck has a trans from a car(long tailshaft).How durable are the original trans for the trucks as compared the car transmissions?My truck has the 292 v-8.Any info would be appreciated.
Other than the short tailshafts and the 1 3/8" input shaft, and bearing retainer, the trannys are the same as the passenger car. If your truck has been converted to a passenger car tranny, then the passenger car tranny may have had the input shaft for a truck installed, or it had to have a shorter bellhousing to use the passenger input shaft. Since no passenger car had mounts on the bellhousing, it may have been a conversion bellhousing no longer made. Not knowing which you have, makes further recommendations impossible. However, if, when pulling out your tranny, you find the passenger car input shaft, you are free to use a Ford Top Loader, a BW T-10, a passenger car OD, or any passenger car three speed, particularly the 3.03 all synchro three speed.
I would advise you to get a Service Manual by Ford for your truck since it lists all the trannys and engines originally installed in your truck.
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There's also a Clark 5-speed which according to the parts book mates to the same bellhousing as the 4-speed manual. Those were installed on bigger truck models. There was an OD version, but good luck finding any of those. Still, with the regular 5-speed you could run a lower ratio rear-end and get the same effect as an overdrive in 5th.
