Disassembly - Hudson 1953 Jet Mechanical Procedure Manual

rear end of transmission and remove complete
propeller shaft. Use tape around bear in g cups to
retain cups and rollers in position.
3. Disconnect the low and reverse, and second and
high shift rods at the transmission shift levers.
4. Disconnect speedometer cable at transmission
and remove the speedometer pinion.
5. Remove the two screws attaching the clutch
cross shaft support assembly to the transmis-
sion case and remove the support.
6. Using a universal socket on a 10" extenstion,
remove the two top bolts attaching the trans-
mission to clutch housing and insert two guide
studs (J-2969) to guide transmission during
removal.
7. Lower the transmission and clean the outside
thoroughly before disassembly.

DISASSEMBLY

1. Remove the four cover screws and remove
cover (6) and gasket (7), Figure 2.
2. Remove the four bolts from the mainshaft rear
bearing retainer (41) and remove retainer and
gasket (36).
NOTE: The rear bearing retainer has a
reamed bushing at the rear end of the re-
tainer and care should be used when remov-
ing the retainer.
3. Remove the snap ring (40) at the rear of the
speedometer gear, remove the speedometer
gear (38), key (39) and snap ring (37).
4. Remove the three bolts attaching the main drive
gear bearing retainer and remove retainer (26)
and gasket (32).
5. Using a brass drift and hammer Figure 3, drive
countershaft rearward enough to free the lock
plate in the shaft recess and remove lock plate.
6. A dummy shaft is necessary to replace the
countershaft in the transmission gear cluster to
TRANSMISSION 84
FIGURE 3
allow shaft and gear cluster to be lowered to bottom of
case for removal of the main drive gear.
The dummy shaft can be made from a piece of 11/16"
diameter cold rolled steel and cut to exactly 5-7/8" long
and drill a 3/16" diameter hole 1" deep in each end to
provide a means of raising the cluster assembly with
two small punches.
NOTE: The purpose of the dummy shaft is to re-
tain in position the needle rollers, spacer and thrust
washers when removing and installing the counter-
shaft cluster gear.
7. Place end of dummy shaft against front end of
countershaft, and with a soft hammer, drive the
countershaft to the rear out of transmission case.
NOTE: Be sure the dummy shaft remains in con-
stant contact with the countershaft during this op-
eration; otherwise, the thrust washers and needle
rollers will fall out of place.
8. Use a small pointed brush and paint a fine line across
the synchronizer rings, sleeve and second and high
gear to insure reassembly of these parts in their
proper location, Figure 4.
9. In removing main drive gear, use a brass drift a g ain s
t the rear face of the drive gear teeth (not synchronizer
teeth) and carefully drive gear forward out of case.