<VV> visually identifying a transmission

[Jim Houston]

You can tell the gear ratios of the diffs by the numbers...  (somebody 
help here???))... I think it's in the Corvair Primer or the Junkyard 
reference book

Jim Houston
Tampa, FL

Frank DuVal wrote:
> 61 to 65 manual transmissions are very different 3 speed to 4 speed.
>
> 3 Speed: Top removable cover. Shorter housing than 4 speed. No back up 
> switch, nor hole for one.
>
> 4 Speed: Side removeable cover. Longer than 3 speed. Back up lamp 
> switch screwed into bottom of trans near shift selector.
>
> If any of your differentials have the u-joint yokes attached with a 
> bolt, they are late model car differentials. They also have flats and 
> holes where the strut rods attach.
>
> An early differential with one flat spot on the bottom and two holes 
> is a 64 car and 64/65 FC differential. This is where the 64 car 
> transverse spring fits.
>
> 66 to 69 3 speed vs 4 speed, there is only one bollt difference IIRC. 
> These are larger castings than the 60 to 65 transmissions.
>
> Frank DuVal
>
> steven at sashimi.org wrote:
>
>> I got a bunch of spare transmissions with my Rampside, one of which is
>> clearly marked as a powerglide and attached to the spare engine, but I
>> can't tell by looking at the other three whether they're 3sp or 4sp. Is
>> there a way to differentiate them without opening them up?  Also, 
>> they're
>> all attached to differentials which I suppose I'd need to open to 
>> determine
>> the gear ratios anyway.  It would be nice to know...
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> - Steve Brown
>>
>>
>>
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