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  1. Deno

    Won't go into 2nd gear.

    Where does one get this? Napa? Tractor supply? -Deno
  2. Deno

    Won't go into 2nd gear.

    Ok, gonna return the 40 weight, What would you recommend SPECIFICALLY for ultra heavy weight gear oil? Preferably available from a chain(Tractor supply, napa, etc...). Thank you SS crew -Deno
  3. Deno

    Won't go into 2nd gear.

    I have a good looking twin brother :)
  4. Deno

    Won't go into 2nd gear.

    Well when we break something, we "pro grade" break it.... We pressed off 2nd and this what we found....it now makes sense that it would not slide into second no matter what I did. As you can see, she is "gudenbroke"... To recap, This occurred on the drive home, after attempting to shift into...
  5. Deno

    Won't go into 2nd gear.

    Left and got my ged in spring 03 when I was 17, mom died so it was a tough year, started college at mc that fall
  6. Deno

    Won't go into 2nd gear.

    where in rockville? I grew up in hungerford, went to richard montgomery HS, I used to own "Stiles towing"...been in Florida for a 6-7 years now.
  7. Deno

    Won't go into 2nd gear.

    Progress So after ordering a new Synchromesh and gasket set, carefully reviewing the TM's and getting some advice from a some helpful folks(Big mike, guys at the FB M35A2 page) we pulled the gearset tonight through the top of the case. Went relatively smoothly and being prepared with lots of...
  8. Deno

    Won't go into 2nd gear.

    We could not manually get it into 2nd with the top case off, if it is seized, what parts would need to be replaced? What causes this?
  9. Deno

    New Member in Daytona Beach FL

    Lots of Florida love here! Yes it's is a cut down standard bed and the wheels and axles are Spicer units from a 70's international 4x4 water truck, I have the VIN number from the original truck so I can get brake shoes, I will run the VIN number when I get a chance and hopefully that will help...
  10. Deno

    Won't go into 2nd gear.

    We isolated the issue to the Synchro, we drained all the fluid and it was disgusting, and had a putrid odor, however it had no metal in it. We put in 30 weight non detergent and immediately the transmission sounded better and shifted better into 134 + 5, but still no 2nd gear, we have a new 2/3...
  11. Deno

    Won't go into 2nd gear.

    Hey all, just picked up a bobbed 1979 M35A2 from a local guy who did the conversion, used it a few times, his wife hated it so it sat for about a year in a field. Got it cheap. After rebuilding the Airpack, Bleeding the brakes and tagging/insuring her, it was time to bring her home. A test...
  12. Deno

    New Member in Daytona Beach FL

    Hey all, Just picked up this bobbed 1979 M35A2 in daytona beach. She is sitting on spicer axles as the previous owner sold the Rockwell running gear to finance the build. Beyond that the drive train is stock. Runs good, brakes work fine, no air leaks. Ultimate goals are to fix all minor...
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