" From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> " " On Thu, 20 Mar 2008, Sandwich Maker wrote: " " > otoh if it -is- a genuine t14/od, you could help us document the " > adapter plate and mainshaft and any other special parts needed to put " > an o/d on a t14, so they could be duplicated. " " I'm pretty sure that all you need to do to put an OD taken off a T-96, " onto a T-14, is the following: " " * bore the bearing retainer hole in the back of the T-14 case out to " * accomodate the OD adapter (not trivial, but straightforward). Or, find " * a T-14+OD main casting. Part number is in the AMC parts catalog. is it available? " * Buy a T-14 OD output shaft and bearing. Part number is in the AMC " * parts catalog. is the shaft available? " * Either lop off the end of the OD shift lever that does OD lockout (it " * pokes through a hole in the T-96 case such that shifting into "R" " * locks the OD planets) or spend the 15 minutes it takes to determine if " * a hole bored in the T-14 would work. THat hole could be done on a " * drill press, placement is not critical (eg. .010" error OK). You could " * live with out reverse OD-lockout; many OD factory installations didn't " * have it. " " " Pretty sure that's all that's needed. If I had the T-14+OD " mainshaft in my dirty hands I could tell you 100%. The bearing " is a no-brainer. this certainly sounds straightforward enough, easier than i'd thought. while they were only offered with o/d in '68 and maybe '69, t14s were used '68-'76 and ought to be moderately plentiful. " The OD adapter has a machined round section that centers the " OD's output shaft along the input->output->OD-output axis. You " don't want those shafts not on-axis! The hole is around 2.5" " across; it would have to be enlarged about 1/2" yet remain " perfectly concentric. Not a trivial operation, but a really " good shop could do it. In cast iron. it ought to be pretty easy for any machinist that knows how to use a miller. while you're talking about the amc parts catalog, can you tell if the od adapters for t96 and t14 actually are the same part? <dream> custom twin-stick t14 gearset with lowered 2nd gear... </dream> ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay the genius nature internet rambler is to see what all have seen adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list