Re: 540 transmission


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Posted by David N. Lundstrom on April 04, 1997 at 11:57:32:

In Reply to: 540 transmission posted by Peter Sprouse on April 01, 1997 at 13:28:12:

: : Did you have a big input (ball pilot brg) shaft or small (bushing) main drive gear? I have a 1.00 540 that I would like to use in my WC53 but the pilot gear is different than the 420 behind the 360 now.
: : 59 Ford PU pedals work well for swingers on pw's. 60-62 Chev dual master cylinders (clutch and brake) are good too. I prefer separate cyls so you can use dual for brake only. 54 C1PW I have uses ford pedal w/dodge clutch and brk mast cyl from 68 D100. Also are you using the parking brake drum on the 540 o ron tcase?

: The input shaft on my 540 transmission uses the pilot bushing. I had to get the end of the 360 crank bored for the bushing, since this engine was factory set for an automatic transmission. I retained the parking brake setup on the transfer case.

I have a 1949 DPW I have repowered with a 1967 304 IHC V8. I used the stock transmission
but it is non-synchro and all the seals are shot. What was this 540 transmission used in? Is the 5th gear
an overdrive? Does it have a PTO to run my winch? Please help.
Dave


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