Second day in a row of snow and ice so I decided to stay in and rebuild the transmission. Took it apart and cleaned up all the gears. Then went back together with all new bearings and seals and safety wire. These were notorious for leaking the oil out around the gear shafts but today you can buy new shafts with O-ring seals machined in them so that's what I did. Everything is new except the gears which were ok. This transmission is totally non synchronized so if you don't double clutch or time the shift correctly you get gears crunching together. The case was so full of metal shavings from the old bearings that after washing it out I had to take a magnet and cover every inch of the inside to get the tiny shavings out. Then I rinsed it again and painted it the correct Ford green. The ball on the gear shift was worn flat on all 4 sides so I welded it back round and tomorrow I'll turn it round again and put the top back on the transmission. Also had to weld the ball on the wishbone and grind it back to round. Pics of that when I get them smooth.
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