Hudson Hornet 1955 Technical & Service Manual page 134

8
REASSEMBLY
When reassembling the transmission, always use
new gaskets and oil seals.
Shifter Shafts and Levers
Install new shifter
reinstall the low and reverse shifter shaft. the
interlock sleeve. ball bearing, and spring. With
the second and high shifter shaft installed
against the case, place the second ball bearing
in position. While compressing the interlock
spring with finger pressure, locate the ball in
the detent of the quadrant.
1. Interlock Sleeve
2. Interlock Balls
3. Interlock Spring
4. Low and Reverse Shift Shaft and Fork
5. High and Second Shift Shaft and Fork
6. Locking Pins
7. Outer Shift Shaft Levers
FIGURE 19—Assembly Sequence of the
Shifter Mechanism
Shift the transmission into any one gear and,
with one end of the interlock sleeve against the
shifter shaft quadrant, the clearance between the
opposite end of the sleeve and the quadrant on
the other shaft should be from .001" to .007".
After installing the correct size sleeve, lock
the shifter shafts in place with lock pins and
install the shift levers.
Loading Countershaft Gear Needle Bearings
To install the needle bearings in the counter-
shaft gear, insert the spacer sleeve and dummy
shaft in the gear. Hold the spacer and shaft in
position. Install one bearing ring over the dummy
shaft and insert the needle bearings. Use
Lubriplate to hold the bearings in place and
install the outer bearing ring. Repeat same
operation on opposite end I Fig. 21).
TECHNICAL SERVICE MANUAL
shaft oil seals. Then
1. Countershaft Gear
2. Front Thrust Washer
3. Bronze Rear Thrust Washer
4. Rear Thrust Washer
FIGURE 20—Countershaft Assembly Sequence
1. Needle Bearings
2. Dummy Shaft
FIGURE 21—Loading the Countershaft Gear
With the Needle Bearings, Spacer, and
Bearing Rings by Using a Dummy Shaft
Reinstalling the Countershaft Gear
and Shaft
After installing the bearings in the counter-
shaft gear, holding it in such a manner so as
not to drop the dummy shaft, install the thrust
washers. The two small projections on the face
of the bronze rear thrust washer must index with
the grooves in the countershaft gear. The front
bronze thrust washer must index with the
transmission case.
Position the large rear thrust washer and
insert the assembly in the bottom of the case
(Fig. 22).
5. Countershaft
6. Spacer
7. Needle Bearings
8. Bearing Rings