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  1. gringeltaube

    Spicer 5 Speed in an A3

    Me too; wishing I had one (#161-9068 ) on hand to take some measurements... Googled the net up and down trying to find any specs, but no luck so far.:-( Attached is a small drawing with all relevant dims. for the 2.5ton MF flywheel, to start with something at least. Also; first soldier with...
  2. gringeltaube

    Spicer 5 Speed in an A3

    No, I was just thinking ahead when I said 14"... :smile: For the 2.5ton MF it still is a 13" PP with the popular 5-pad disk, 13"nominal. Measured over pads it actually has 12-5/8" O.D. and 8-1/4" I.D. = 72 sq in swept area. Compared to other mid-size truck applications this is not really...
  3. gringeltaube

    Spicer 5 Speed in an A3

    Both engines come with a (nominal) 17" flywheel (ring gear O.D. = 17.5"), depending application. Everything else looks different, though. According to the book, only A3's coming with the AT-545 transmission have a real flywheel (#161-9068, pics below) which I think could be drilled to accept a...
  4. gringeltaube

    Spicer 5 Speed in an A3

    Yes, that's correct. G.
  5. gringeltaube

    Spicer 5 Speed in an A3

    It is cast iron and 17-1/2" O.D.; you would have to remove a ton of material and adapt a smaller ring gear to make it fit into a SAE#3 housing. (for that size I have used/ modified M35 gasser's flywheel & clutch...) G.
  6. gringeltaube

    Spicer 5 Speed in an A3

    :-? Aha.... really???? So YOU have looked at both and actually counted teeth to confirm that... or? G.
  7. gringeltaube

    Spicer 5 Speed in an A3

    And....... end up with having a real slow forward- high (when selecting "R") but being the fastest Deuce in the world (running backwards... :razz:) G.
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