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

TRANSMISSION 8 - 13
2. Place second and high shift fork in groove of synchronizer
shift sleeve and while holding the fork in this position,
insert the shift rail into case through hole in fork,
Figure 27.
Install and tighten slotted set screw using a straight blade
screwdriver. Install rail stop screw and lock washer.
NOTE: The rail stop screw must not bottom on shift rail.
CAUTION: Make sure at this time that t he previously
Installed inner shift shaft lever is correctly positioned.
Inner shift lever and milled end of shift shaft should be in
a true vertical position.
3. Install shift rail interlock plunger.
FIGURE 28
Install clutch bell housing, (use new gasket). Tighten each
of the 6 cap screws to 45 foot pounds.
Install drain plug and insert 2-1/4 pounds of S.A.E. 80
E.P. Winter or S.A.E. 90 E.P. Summer lubricant through
filler plug opening. Install and tighten filler plug.
InstallING TRANSMISSION
FIGURE 27
4. Start the low and reverse shift rail, into transmission case.
Install low and reverse shifter in position and slide shift
rail into shifter, Figure 28.
5. Place low and reverse shift fork in groove of low and
reverse sliding gear and slide shift rail through hole in
fork and into hole at end of case.
6. Install slotted head lock screw into shifter and tighten
securely. Follow the same procedure on shift fork and
lock screw.
7. Shift transmission into all 4 gear positions successively
and also into neutral. If operation is satisfactory Install
the remaining shift rail lock ball and lock spring.
8. Install transmission cover using a new gasket.
1. Install two headless screws or studs in engine end plate to
assist in supporting the the transmission at Installation.
NOTE: Before Installing transmission to engine rear support
plate, check cylinder block rear support plate very
carefully for tightness and alignment. This is especially
important in cases where the car has been subject to
chronic transmission trouble, noisy and jumping out of
gear. Make a similar check of transmission clutch bell
housing.
In lieu of highly precise equipment, use a steel straightedge
to check steel rear support plate and a surface plate or
other flat surface to check the front face of clutch bell housing.
Both units should be flat and in plane within .005".
Be sure to check position of clutch driving plate and see
that it is perfectly centralized within the clutch assembly.
This can be done by using the J-449 aligning arbor or with
a standard main drive gear if arbor is not available. If this
precaution is not taken, difficulty will be encountered when
Installing the trans-