Re: Transmissions...

[Thomas R Hansen <trandco1@xxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 21:21:06 -0900 Andy Grow <andygrow@xxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
> 
> Can I buy an aftermarket shifter (like the B&M MegaShifter) for my 
> '64 Polara 500 w/torqueflight transmission?  This is the "old style" 
> tranny, but that's all I know.  Can someone please tell me what the 
> "old style" trannies really are?!?
> 
> Thanks so much!
> 
> Andy
> 64 Polara 500
> 
> --
 Andy,  The "old style" transmission is a Torqueflight that uses two
separate cables, to select gears{that's one} and a separate cable to
engage park. {that's two}  Your car, being the '64, was the last year
Chrysler used the Ball and Trunion type joint at the rear of the
transmission. In '65 the trans was modified to use a slip joint front
yoke, like the later models do. Also, up to and including the '65 model
year, the transmission had a second pump, located in the rear of the
trans case, that pumped while the transmission was in gear. The torque
converter drives the front pump, the actual output shaft drives the
second pump. This does enable your car to be push started at a speed of
about 35 mph, I believe. But, this also can be a mandatory pain in the
butt, when it comes to towing. {Of course any car to be towed with the
drive wheels on the ground, should have the drive shaft removed.} If the
transmission fluid level is low, or the angle of tow is high, the rear
pump is the first to suffer, without the shaft removed. 
 The B&M shifter won't work because of only having one cable. You could
find a correct '64/'65 floor shifter and be able to retro fit it to your
car. The console style shifter has longer cables to locate it on the
hump, and you could probably make yourself a B&M style box to hold the
shifter. The shifter itself is designed to be kind of free floating, in
that it can be bolted to any rigid surface.  Early Dodge vans had these
shifters located up on the dash, motor homes had them on the engine
doghouse, who knows where all they were located on other applications?  
 Tom      

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