A rebuild kit

TOPLOADER TRANSMISSIONS

 

Not as important to how many years old it is, but how many miles on it? What oil looks like?
Even if gear teeth look ok, it's things like syncro's & bearings that can't be judged without driving with it.
So if you're gonna get into it, at least change bearings, syncro's, & seals. Maybe even drive speedo gear.

I rebuilt my FE toploader for my 67 few years ago, new 1st gear syncro worn after driving for awhile, one thing leads to another like worn gears. Ending costing me parts alone, ~ $1200.

 

I'm with sixtyseven above. Minimum is the input bearing, and the first gear syncro ring. And seals.

 

Considering what happened with a 4sp I put into one of my Chargers, I think you guys are right. Only after installing the 4sp that was represented as "excellent condition" could I tell that it needed a complete rebuild. I haven't driven this car before, so I have no idea as to it's condition. Rebuild it is! Thanks for the advice.

 

Dan Williams Toploaders only charges $350 to rebuild the transmission + parts, thats very reasonable to have an expert do it in my opinion. The only down side is shipping, but I definitely would pay to have it shipped there before I'd ever consider just your run of the mill transmission shop.

 

A 5th gear 😉😂

 

Seals and an input bearing. Original Ford brass is FAR superior to that currently offered UNLESS it is from Autogear. First gear synchro doesn't see as much use as second or third which have to do upshifts AND downshifts. You can easily spend allot of money and not see any results.

 

I won't learn anything if I send it off for a rebuild. It'll be a DIY job.

 

Has the car been launched hard? One quick check is to slide an old clutch plate / lining over the shaft and see if it hangs up. You may also be able to see if the splines aren't straight. If so, you'll be getting a new input shaft.
Check out David Kee for his toploader website as he sells many of the parts you may need.

 

David Kee! Rebuild Kits

He provided great instructions in his master rebuild kit.

I rebuilt mine because it was leaking from the shifter rod shafts. You have to tear the whole trans down to replace them so I figured might as well do a complete rebuild. It's not a difficult job, but you will need a press.

 

The input shaft looks good and smooth. No leaks except for the end of the tail shaft, and that looks normal as it's a small amount. I am concerned about the yoke. The car sat for 10 to 15 years, maybe more, and it looks like surface rust started to form on the polished part of the slip yoke. I've put rust killer and grease on it, but haven't tried to polish it yet. Don't know if it's pitted or not.

 

Light pitting there is actually not a big problem, if you clean it properly first.

 

If it drives fine, why mess with it? Takes about an hour to pull an installed transmission so you might as well put it in the car and see how it is first. It's not that much work and could save you a lot of cash and time if you find that there's actually nothing wrong with it.

Toploaders are pretty sturdy animals, especially if they haven't been driven hard. I've put 60,000 miles on mine in the 10 years I've had it, and who knows when it was last rebuilt (if ever) and it's still happy. Suspect that it was never really beat on too badly before I got a hold of it.

 

I bought my Toploader close to 25 years ago at a swap meet. Sat in my garage for years, was under water in a flood. When I put it in I just flushed the junk out with kerosene a few times, filled it with fresh oil. Works great