Re: {Chrysler 300} 62 Sport 300 - 3 speed manual trans

I believe the max wedge cars for '62 used Borg Warner T-85 3 speeds. Im not sure if they were used in any other cars.

As Pete mentioned, the A745 was the other transmission available, and yeah, I think it was new for '61. The previous transmission used, and I believe it was also still used for a while after '61.... was the A9xx (cant remember the designation of it, but thought it started out as the A9xx...) I have a '61 Plymouth with a slant 6 and I believe it has the A745. One way to tell the A745 from the earlier trans, as they look very similar, is the top plate on the 745s have a bump, where the earlier transmissions do not and are flat. I plan to swap out the A745 for the later A230 3 speed (I want to keep the three on the tree). The A230 is a fully synchronized trans, where the early transmissions, to include the A745's do not have a synchronized first gear.

Rob

On Fri, Jan 27, 2023 at 3:08 PM <schroe99@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello,
Please bear with me a minute on this email.
At the barbershop yesterday I saw an LTE from Pete Kaczmarski, Waupun, WI in a Jan 22, Classic Car issue. Pete was asking for information about the factory 3-spd manual trans in his 413 62 red convert Sport 300.   So I copied the info with the idea I’d track down Pete and try to help him find the information he wanted, which I thought was service manual or other technical info on the trans and other applications where Chrysler used the trans. And of course secondly, as part of the Club membership committee I felt compelled to mention Club membership to Pete if I was lucky enough to track him down.
Well, the first hit from my ‘google’ for Pete and Waupun, was Pete and with it a phone no. So over a very pleasant phone call with Pete, I told him I thought there would be many experts in our Club who would be able to direct him to technical info on his transmission, and of course I mentioned the ability to get almost instant answers like that through our Club Server, which is included with club membership. I’ve copied Pete so you can include him with your responses.   I didn’t try to check anything at the time Pete and I were talking, but I expect the HD 3-spd trans info in the 62 Chrysler Service Manual, would be a very good start if Pete doesn’t have that info, and I thought that was available through our website.
Pete also mentioned he has several cars including a 59 Imperial and he sponsors a large car show (by my WI Northwoods standards) in Waupun in late June.
So I hope Pete gets some helpful info from us.
Thanks,
Carlton
(here in Eagle River, WI we have about 16” snow on the ground and a forecast of -15F Monday night)

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