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49 to 53 Ford/Mercury Overdrive tranny
  • SuperDaveSuperDave
    Posts: 2,366Platinum Member
    I thought I had a T-85 Overdrive transmission.. WRONG!.. It's a 49-53 Ford/Mercury B/W Overdrive. Complete with Solenoid,Governor,reverse lockout switch. All you would need is a shorter Drive shaft, a cable to actuate it and a couple switches and a relay to be in business. Appears to have a 12 volt solenoid, but I'm really not sure. It's in Florida and in my way. make me an offer. Or trade for Hudson Transmission. It may even fit some Lincoln models? :eek:
  • Steve E.
    Posts: 520Platinum Member
    49 to 51 Mercs a different trans from the 52 to 4 unit and the 49 to 54 Ford trans. The 49 to 51 Merc unit has a bolt pattern like the fords thru 48 and also has the large input shaft/clutch spline, they don't interchange. The T-85 trans has a side cover that is curved on the bottom, the Ford built trans has a rectangular side cover with straight edges, and the T-86 used in the later Fords dosent have a side cover but a top cover. Also the Warner transmissions have the model # cast in the right side of the main case.