[AT] Economy Jim Dandy

Larry D. Goss rlgoss at evansville.net
Tue Apr 4 19:25:14 PDT 2006


Bob, on the T-92 transmission, there are collectors who have become
adept at pulling the filler plug and sticking a slim screwdriver in at
just the right angle to put the gears back in neutral.  I've never done
that myself, because I could never figure out how to get the shift lever
back inside the yoke slots.  Save yourself some aggravation by just
pulling the top off the transmission.  Of course, if you have the sheet
metal tunnel over top of the drive line, then you have to go to the
trouble to remove that.

BTW, don't be shocked when you pull the filler plug and find no oil
within reach.  The whole transmission only holds 8 ounces of oil and
that only brings the level up to 1 inch BELOW the filler plug.  If you
find that there is more liquid in it than that, it means one of two
things.  Either the transmission is overfilled or the tractor has set
out in the weather and has a lot of water in the transmission.  Either
condition causes the oil to splash out of the transmission (there are no
seals on the main shaft) and to fill the torque tube, run into the
differential (overfilling it) and overflow into the final drives.  The
end result is 80-90 weight oil leaking through the axle seals and the
brake drum seals.  Been there, done that!

The Borg-Warner T-92 transmission was used on lots of different
applications including WWII vintage Jeeps and Crosley automobiles.  The
interlock slugs changed over the years.  The collapsible style of the
early years was replaced with a solid slug.  The early style is no
longer available, and you can't upgrade.  I remanufacture the new style
slug and make my own springs to replace the interlock when it's worn or
has parts missing.

Wait a minute!  If you have a JD, then you have the new style interlock.
Those OEM parts are still available.  There are also collectors who will
gladly sell you a good used transmission.  In some cases they have
transmissions available for PK and JD tractors that have been completely
rebuilt -- including the entire shifter rails and mechanism.  There also
is a Crosley salvage yard down in Alabama (I think) that will sell
"field fresh" transmissions.  The Crosley transmissions are all the old
style shifters and have shift levers that are a mile too long.

Larry

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Bob McNitt
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 7:40 AM
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Subject: RE: [AT] Economy Jim Dandy

Cecil, I'm curious. When you said you "got pretty good at getting them
back in gear without pulling the top deck," what did you do?

Bob



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