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never seen an alum dual mount tail , the plot thickens ...

what are you wanting to do with it , buy , sell , price it , ????

do you have it in front of you persay ?

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John...
Yeah its all aluminum, tail shaft included.
I dont have it in front of me right now but I do have access to it.

Can you explain the dual mounts on the tail shaft?


thanks,
Doug

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never seen an alum dual mount tail , the plot thickens ...

what are you wanting to do with it , buy , sell , price it , ????

do you have it in front of you persay ?

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I have a couple dual mt tails that are aluminum. One of them has been coated with a cast iron powder. Some one was "bending" the rules a long time ago.

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John...
Yeah its all aluminum, tail shaft included.
I dont have it in front of me right now but I do have access to it.

Can you explain the dual mounts on the tail shaft?


thanks,
Doug

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dual mount tail is a 70-74 B/E and later pickup/van

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A-833 O.D. 4-speeds used in vans did come with dual pattern tail housings as John said, but I've only ever seen them with cast iron housings, not aluminum. FWIW, here's a pic of my '86 A-833:

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2801176 (numbers on left main case torwards front)
5 C95664 Z (side plate shifter linkage cover)
3410391 (tail shaft numbers)

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2801176 (numbers on left main case torwards front)
5 C95664 Z (side plate shifter linkage cover)
3410391 (tail shaft numbers)

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Thanks for the replies, as always very educational.

Any thoughts/input on the series of numbers listed above?

thanks again,
Doug

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2801176 (numbers on left main case torwards front)
5 C95664 Z (side plate shifter linkage cover)
3410391 (tail shaft numbers)

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Thanks for the replies, as always very educational.

Any thoughts/input on the series of numbers listed above?

thanks again,
Doug

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yes they are casting numbers that are basicly USELESS in trying to identify a transmission ...

but since this is an all alum case trans ?????

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Here's a pic of the RH side of an aluminum main case:



See the raised pad that is machined smooth and stamped with some characters? Look at the pad on your main case and let us know what is stamped there. For reference, here's a stamped pad up close:

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2801176 (numbers on left main case torwards front)
5 C95664 Z (side plate shifter linkage cover)
3410391 (tail shaft numbers)

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Thanks for the replies, as always very educational.

Any thoughts/input on the series of numbers listed above?

thanks again,
Doug

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yes they are casting numbers that are basicly USELESS in trying to identify a transmission ...

but since this is an all alum case trans ?????

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See the raised pad that is machined smooth and stamped with some characters? Look at the pad on your main case and let us know what is stamped there. For reference, here's a stamped pad up close:

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