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A heavy duty 3 speed, floor shifter is a good trannie(2nd and 3rd are sycro). It should be the same size and mount as the 4 speed granny. The remote shifted 3 speed, light duty is a different size.
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They also made lighjt duty three speeds with floor shifters. All light duty 3-speed were that way in 1948 and 1949. The columns shift did not show up in the trucks until midyear to late 1950. Some plants in fact may not have gone to the column shift until 1951.
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By 51, I'm pretty certain all of the light duty 3-speeds were column shifts. Not sure about the heavy duty 3's.
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Originally Posted by texan2004
By 51, I'm pretty certain all of the light duty 3-speeds were column shifts. Not sure about the heavy duty 3's.
Edit:
As I remember it was syncro in 2nd and 3rd however it had spur cut rather than helical in at least 1st gear.
Last edited by 49willard; Aug 27, 2007 at 07:02 AM.
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From: Harpswell Maine
Originally Posted by ALBUQ F-1
To use the HD 3-sp, don't you have to use the HD crossmember that mounts further rearward? (in a Bonus Built) I didn't think it is a straight bolt-in.
