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I recently acquired a 1949 Studebaker that someone had installed a GMC rear and transmission, I am trying to figure out what kind of transmission it is, it does not have an identification plate on it and there is a couple casting numbers 591665, 591701, 591568 I tried looking then up and didn't have much luck, its a 10 spline and it feels like there is space for 4-5 gears but I can only get it to engage 2 gears.
The splines look like it fits to my 270 GMC

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z476/akguy34/1949%20Studebacker/100_1502_zps0321f5d9.jpg

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z476/akguy34/1949%20Studebacker/100_1501_zps84ec7ee3.jpg

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z476/akguy34/1949%20Studebacker/100_1499_zpsffe9f86c.jpg

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z476/akguy34/1949%20Studebacker/100_1496_zps30630b70.jpg

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z476/akguy34/1949%20Studebacker/100_1495_zpse7f13dcc.jpg

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z476/akguy34/1949%20Studebacker/100_1494_zps3eb5bcad.jpg

any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Trans is a SM420. Used from 1948-69 in Chevrolet's.
They used an inclosed drive shaft up to 1954, than they went to open drive. The rear extension housing and yoke can be swapped.

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The brake pin on the RH side of the cover is for a park brake handle. And means it came from a 1 ton up.


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Thank you, the numbers seemed to indicate a SM420 but to me the photos didn't look right, I am far from able in identification. know I think I'll make up some mounts and debate on if I want to put the 228 GMC I have in it or wait and rebuild one of my 270 GMC and drop that in.

I'm really happy with the trade, I gave a early 50s Chevy cab and doors to a guy for it, there's a bit of patina and only three holes underneath the cab and there small.

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I'm glad it is a 1 ton plus tranny the truck frame and body is a 1 ton model ,its good to see whoever added the new transmission didn't make it to hard on me. now to see if the brake handle in the bed of the truck matches the bolts on this tranny or the original.

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Are you saying that a 248 was bolted to that bell housing? It appears to be a V-8 bell housing which shouldn't fit.
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no nothing was on the bell housing, I'm gonna remove the bell housing and see if I can retrofit it to a GMC strait 6


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