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

9 - 16 OVERDRIVE
10. Remove the floor opening cover over the transmission.
11. Raise car, place on stand jacks.
12. Drain transmission and overdrive units.
13.Disconnect wires at governor switch, solenoid, and
overdrive control switch (located at left rear side of
overdrive case).
14. Disconnect speedometer cable and remove speedometer
driven gear.
15. Disconnect overdrive control cable from overdrive shift
shaft lever.
16. Disconnect the front universal joint at transmission.
Remove bolts attaching center bearing support bracket
and move propeller shaft rearward to clear transmission
companion flange.
NOTE: Use a wire or rubber band to prevent the trunnions
from slipping off the "U" joint journal.
17. Disconnect the clutch pedal lever return spring.
18. Remove the two clutch cross shaft bracket bolts and
remove clutch cross shaft bracket.
19. Remove the clutch control link clevis pin and unhook
clevis.
20. Remove shifter shaft outer lever, nut and washer. This
will disconnect the linkage connecting the gear shift to
the transmission.
21. Remove two screws and remove flywheel guard from
bottom of clutch housing.
22. Remove the two engine rear mounting bolts.
23. Jack up rear end of engine about 1/2" off the frame.
CAUTION: Place a block of wood under head of jack to
prevent damage to oil pan.
24. Remove the two top screws holding clutch housing to
engine end plate and Install two J-2969 headless screws
or studs to support the transmission until the balance of
the screws are removed.
25. Remove breather pipe bracket from clutch housing and
bolt attaching breather pipe and rear tappet cover.
26. Remove the nut from brake control hand brake cable
lever pivot plate brace and remove bolt and nut attaching
hand brake cable lever to cable lever pivot plate side';
brace. This will allow the hand brake control levers to be
pushed out of the way to facilitate removal of the overdrive
and transmission.
27. With a helper pull transmission and clutch housing back
towards the rear and down, removing the unit from
underneath the car.
NOTE: For removal of parts from rear of adaptor, see
instructions on page 9-10.
NOTE: For disassembly of housing, see instructions on
page 9-12.
REMOVAL: (Double Lever Type)
1. Remove drain plugs and drain lubricant.
2. Loosen the propeller shaft center bearing support bolt.
3. Remove the nuts, washers and clamps from the front
universal joint and disconnect the propeller shaft at the
front companion flange by sliding the shaft rearward.
4. Use a rubber band or tape to hold bearing cups and needle
rollers in place.
5. Disconnect the low and reverse and the high and intermediate
shift rods at the transmission shifter levers.
6. Disconnect the speedometer cable at transmission and the
governor wire at the overdrive control switch
7. Disconnect the overdrive control cable from the overdrive
shift shaft lever
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