5th gear help

[goatijoe]

the fith gear in mine has snaped 2 teeth off the gear on the counter shaft. i saw that you can pull the gears off the main shaft in the truck but can you get the counter shaft out with out pulling the trans to do so. ive got the 3053a but i want to know if i put the b fith gear set will it fit if i swap the whole 5th gear out for the one that has the higher ratio than the one in the a trans i dont know if it would be possible or not if you could just upgrade it to get a few more miles faster with out spinning to fast on the motor to go down the road

 

[Wildchild467]

i see you are newer to the site, welcome...how many miles have you put on the truck before this happened? a little slower RPMS at road speed would be nice, but on the other hand, its big and heavy with little power... not going to go fast. i put 12,000 miles on mine in 2 years and i need all the 5th gear power i can get. if i had a bobber, it would be a different story. is it cost effective to get the gears? who knows... thats your call

 

[mckeeranger]

You might give m-35tom a PM. He knows as much about these transmissions as anyone.

 

[jwaller]

I put the OD in mine. come to lexington and after you drive mine you won't have it any other way.

Even if you don't drive fast, it's so much nicer to be able to run the truck at 55-60 and not be sitting on the redline.

 

[goatijoe]

I might have to take you up on that where did you get the gear set at did you get the countershaft with out pulling the trans.

 

[m-35tom]

all 3053 trans have the same ratio, a and b are the same, there is only one od ratio .78 . the entire mainshaft will come out in the truck, but the counter shaft will not come out in the truck. . drive johns truck then call me!
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tom

 

[glcaines]

It's not that difficult to pull the transmission in an M35. I would recommend going ahead and replacing the clutch, pressure plate, pilot shaft bearing, throw out bearing and rear engine seal at the same time as these parts don't cost that much and then you know exactly where you stand.