That's great information guys...wish I could ask my grandfather (died many years ago) or my father 95 yrs old and memory failed a few years ago...this forum has so many experienced sharp guys and I basically feel like an idiot...have driven the truck the last 10 years and never had a problem with the engine or transmission except for a carb rebuild...so getting back to my '52 transmission issue, would the original transmission work with the current '54 235 engine?...I found an old transmission in the barn that had a tag on it that said broke. but when I took it apart at the back where the driveshaft goes in I noticed it didn't have a U joint inside the cover/housing and the one I took out of the truck has a broken U joint in the back so I'm not sure which transmission is the correct one for this truck assuming the engine is a '54 235hp...the driveshaft is torque tube type (just found a pic that I took) hate that I'm making this so complicated

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