I was underneath my truck the other day looking at my cracked tranny casing and obliterated u-joint assembly(3 speed on 1954 Chevy 1/2 ton), and I wondered how in the SAM HELL!!! it broke. This happened 5 years ago and at the time I was a senior in high school getting ready to go to college so I could give a sh**, but now I do and this what I think, I think that I am missing a crossmember that the u-ball assembly or driveline sat on to support the weight of the driveline. Is that right? I was looking at my shop manual and the only good picture of the entire chasis is a lubrication maintance diagramfor the 1/2 ton 54' and that picture shows a cross member running in the areas I mentioned above. Any input, I really need it, also some suggestions if I should put one there if one doesn't go there. Also what is a good quality reasonably priced two barrel carburetor. I have a rebuilt 261 in my 54' but the tranny is bad. I am going to have the carb I took off the truck looked at and rebuilt if I can figure out what type of carb it is, it was added with the 261-235 swap out. If I can't get someone to tell me what type of carb I have I need a different one, any help there?
ever in search of knowledge
rje
