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| | | | Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 246 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 246 | I have a 53 chevy 1/2 ton with a torque tube
The frame cross member has a bracket that the the 53 manual describes as a tranny support but I do not see where it hooks up to the tranny....in some vendors catalogues one piece is described as the tranny mount plate . ..but the plate has an additional curved plate with two holes that something attaches to but I don't know what?
If I lay this curved plate against the universal ball cover then the holes line up but there is no way that i see it can be hooked to the crossmember if it was installed on the ball cover .
Hope this is understandable.
Anyone have a picture they could post ?
This was not hooked up when I bought the truck.
1953 chevy 1/2 ton with 3 speed 318 on floor and 1955 235 engine
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | | | | | | Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 246 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 246 | Tim...thanks as this helps me tremendously. The pictures are exactly what I have...
1953 chevy 1/2 ton with 3 speed 318 on floor and 1955 235 engine
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 47 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 47 | What transmission is that? Mine has a rear mount like that as well and was curious to what brand and model it is. Truck is a '52, but I believe it has a '54 235/4 speed combo in it now.
1952 Chevy 3100 (235CI engine)
...T5 swap in progress...
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | A 1952 Chevrolet truck and GMC would have had that rear transmission mount.
1954 was the first year that the rear transmission mount was no longer used, except with the Hydra-Matic transmission. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 47 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 47 | Is that a Muncie SM420 in the picture?
1952 Chevy 3100 (235CI engine)
...T5 swap in progress...
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,275 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,275 | The '53 and earlier trucks may as well have not had them. After the tiny rubber pads got just a little oil on them, the rubber turned to goo then the mount no longer served any purpose.
Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 246 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 246 | That explains why the one I had did not have any rubber pads. I cut the studs off the mount and bought the rubber pad kit with the 2 bolts from a vendor. It is hooked up now....thanks Carl
1953 chevy 1/2 ton with 3 speed 318 on floor and 1955 235 engine
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