Recent Content by LDyck

Zumbrota gear will sell you new shifter forks at a reasonable cost. One suggestion - if you are re-using the same synchro assembly, check it carefully and make sure there is no aluminum fused to the inside of the shift fork slot. If it is there, it sticks like it was welded there and it will...

I'm the guy in Canada who got the part from James. After looking this part over, I think that if you don't mind double-clutching for shifts to second you could just remove the rings, springs and balls from the synchro assembly and use it that way. It won't match the speeds of the gears on a...

found one A fellow from Georgia has one. He'll pull it off the shaft in a couple of days and see if its good. Thanks for the replies!

I wonder if anyone might have a serviceable 1-2 synchro from a Getrag 360 from a junked transmission. The one I have has the rings broken in three pieces. This has been a real adventure! A female friend of mine owns the truck and it spent two years in two shops with both telling her it wasn't...

I am just putting together a Getrag 360 and I've read the manual and lots of posts, and it seems everyone agrees that 5W30 motor oil - better if synthetic - is the lubricant to use for this unit. Yesterday, I dropped into a transmission rebuild shop in Winnipeg to get a couple of small parts. The guy...

I will soon be restarting a 92 Cummins which has been sitting for two years before i got my hands on it. I am in the process of rebuilding the Getrag 360. my question is this: any special actions/precautions I should take to ensure everything is okay before I fire it up. I will change oil...