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Re: [oletrucks] 3 speed locked up

To: "Leah Olsen" <javanut@win.bright.net>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 3 speed locked up
From: New Mexico Jim <ADvent@thuntek.net>
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 14:23:34 -0600
This exactly what happened to mine. No oil. I should have checked it but it was
winter time. Actually, i am lazy and that's was my excuse.

Jack Halton wrote:

> Jim
>
>     A 3-speed I once had did the same thing, turned out all the lube had
> leaked out through the torque tube seal, the input shaft roller bearings had
> gotten chewed up, pieces got into the syncros and basically wasted the
> tranny. After checking prices for rebuilding,  I decided on a Saginaw
> 4-speed.
>
> Jack Halton
> 51 GMC 1/2 ton
> Winter Park FL
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "New Mexico Jim" <ADvent@thuntek.net>
> Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 8:07 PM
> Subject: [oletrucks] 3 speed locked up
>
> >
> >
> > I just pulled my inclosed driveline 3 sp and checked it out. The
> synchronizer
> > drum is all the way back and only will move about 5mm on the mainshaft. It
> is
> > stuck in second gear. Any ideas as to what happened and what to do about
> it?
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> >

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