Scott,
Sorry to hear of your problems. Perhaps you could share the name of the
shop/person here in PA that is working on your tranny. I hope it is one of the
ones that I'm familiar with and would recommend.
I went through the same thing several years ago with the parts total being
around
$1300 back then. Now I wouldn't hesitate to use one of the five speed
conversions that are now on the market. You may want to consider that yourself.
I know that one of them is based on the Ford Sierra box that was sold under the
name of Mercur here in the USA. Not many were ever sold here even though
everything I ever saw about them was good. I don't know how common parts for
these are here, but most likely with the relatively small amount of mileage we
put on our TDs nowadays it will outlast you. The list probably has some menbers
who have done this.
BTW, have plans for British Car Day been made yet? Is there a date or location
that has been decided on?
Let me know if I can help with your TD, if only with moral support.
Charlie Baldwin
'52 TD 14552, NEMGTR #2346
Scott Allen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As some on the list may remember, the transmission in my '52 essentially
> blew up back in November of last year. If you've been on the list for a
> while you know that this is the third time it's happened.
>
> I found a guy up in PA that I can trust to re-build it, and he reports that
> along with many, many little things wrong with the last re-build the
> following major items are kaput:
>
> -Cluster Gear
>
> -1st Gear
>
> -2nd Gear
>
> -Sliding hub, 1st/2nd gear.
>
> I'm still waiting to hear about the 1st motion shaft and the reverse gear.
>
> Anyway, list on these parts is up around $1500, and I'm probably looking at
> $2500 to get it properly re-built in total.
>
> So, I'm looking on e-bay and I find a TD tranny that's going for around $300
> as of now, but even if the price triples it'll be cheaper than what I'm
> looking at, but having been burned before I'm not about to bid on something
> that the owner knows nothing about, (see the ad for an explanation).
>
> However, I was wondering if anyone on the list has any of the parts I was
> looking for in serviceable condition? Even a complete old tranny would do
> if the owner knew what was going on inside of it...
>
> Any help appreciated. I'm once again away from home on active duty, so I
> have time to keep looking, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott Allen
>
> 52 TD
> 74 1/2 BGT
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