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| | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 14 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 14 | Does any one know what years of chevy or ford the high low gear shifter which gave trucks 3 low and 3 high gears and what it is called? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Professorpavy,
Would you be referring to a 'two speed' rear end. This was a feature of the differential, not the transmission. It allowed for two ratios, the installed ratio of the ring/pinion, and through a set up small gears, a lower ratio could be selected.
This allowed an under drive or a direct drive to be selected, independent of what gear the transmission was in.
Earlier versions used a vacuum actuator, and modern versions use an electric motor. They are still used today.
Maybe this isn't what you were thinking of.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 586 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 586 | Chevy called it a Double Reduction Differential and I know they had it in the post war trucks(WW2), maybe earlier.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,767 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,767 | There was also an over/under auxiliary transmission made by Brown/Lipe ("Brownie") which was used in conjunction with the main transmission. It allowed a driver to have an underdrive/direct/overdrive selection for each main transmission ratio. A 4-speed became a 12-speed setup with the Brownie transmission in the mix. I learned to drive big rigs on a B-73 Mack with a Tri-plex transmission- - -two shifters and a 5X3 speed setup in the same transmission housing. Once I got it rolling, all the shifts were done without using the clutch.
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