1948-1952 Shop Service Manual - - Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club

TRANSMISSION 8 - 5
3. Remove governor at speedometer gear housing on cars
equipped with Over-drive, Drive Master or Vacumotive
Drive.
4. Remove universal joint companion flange nut and companion
flange from mainshaft.
DO NOT HAMMER: Use Universal Joint Companion
Flange Puller, Tool No. J-820, to remove a tight flange
from mainshaft, Figure 3.
"DO NOT USE A TAPERED BLADE SCREW
DRIVER."
10. Slide low and reverse shift rail out of front of case, then
remove shift fork and shifter, also the shift rail interlock.
11. Remove the set screw from 2nd and high shift fork, then
slide the shift rail out of front of case. Remove the lock
ball and spring from case.
5. Remove four screws and lockwashers and lift transmission
cover off cautiously to prevent the shift rail
lock spring from jumping out. Remove the spring
and lock ball.
6. Flush out and thoroughly clean inside of case and gears.
7. Re move speedometer gear housing cap screws and
speedometer gear housing using care to prevent damaging
the housing oil seal. Remove the speedometer drive
gear.
8. Remove 2nd and high shift rail stop screw.
FIGURE 5
12. Remove screw and countershaft and reverse idler gear
shaft lock plate, Figure (5).
FIGURE 4
9. Remove lock screw from low speed shifter fork an d lock
screw from the low speed shifter, Figure 4.
NOTE: To remove these special self-locking screws, use
a screw-driver having a straight blade or a blade with a
slightly reverse taper will enter to bottom of screw slot.
FIGURE 6
13. Drive countershaft out of rear end of case with Bronze
Driver J-1574, Figure 6. Countershaft gear can now be
lowered to bottom of case.