New from Sacranento with chipped 4th gear!

New from Sacramento with chipped 4th gear!

Hello everyone! I bought a m35a2 about a year ago and have recently started overhauling it. Leaking axel fixes and fluid changes along with a few other things.

I drained my spicer and found 17 teeth from my countershaft 4th gear have been chipped in half. Does anyone have a donor spicer I can buy or the countershaft 4th gear? I couldn't find any gears or overhaul kits for sale other than the overdrive upgrade, which doesn't have a 4th gear replacement. Rebuilt units run for 2000+ and I would like to avoid that if I can.

I have also been unable to find any good walk throughs of rebuilding one of these spicers. I've never rebuilt a manual gear box but I've recently rebuilt a 4l60e automatic so, how hard can it really be? I hear the hard part is getting the lump out of the truck and back in.

Here's the twist; I want to have the truck road ready by mid August of this year (201. I have no problem driving 300+ miles to get what I need so west coast gear heads let me know what you have!

I'm not the best at this forum navigation but I'm sure I'll get better with time. Anyone know how to post pictures? Thanks!

Welcome , can't help you with parts , but here is a link to the TM's for the transmission.

TM9-2520-246-34-1.pdf
TM9-2520-246-34-1 Direct Support and General Support Maintenance manual for Transmission 3053A.

TM9-2520-246-34P.pdf
TM9-2520-246-34P Direct Support and General Support Maintenance Transmissions, Transfers, PTO's.

The rest of the deuce TM's can be downloaded here;
[h=1]TM's for the Deuce[/h]

@porkysplace thank you, that TM is exactly what I needed, now I just need parts!

I believe I have new counter shafts. Pm me if interested.

Welcome aboard from Nevada. Bisdale, the TMs will take you step by step through the re build process. Also if your going to have the transmission out, check your clutch pressure plate, clutch disk, throw out bearing etc., while you've got it apart. SS member BigMike may have a take out transmission at his shop. He's in Dixion CA. You might send him a PM.

Tracer, is this BigMike different from the Big Mike's motor pool? I think someone local told me about a SS handle "BigMike" who is local to cali and different from Big Mike's motor pool.

Gimpyrobb, I'll send you a message.

Yes he's different. Big Mike's Motor Pool is in New Jersey. Steel Soldiers BigMike is in Dixon, CA. If he doesn't have a trans, he might know some one local who does. Bisdale, the MVCC (Military Vehicle Collectors of California) has a Military Vehicle Gathering coming up this September 17-23, at Tower Park in Lodi, CA. We'll have about 150 Military Vehicles, MVs for sale, and lots of parts. We also have a larger Gathering in April. Lot's of Fun!!! Check the MVCC website for pics.

I'd drive out to Baker,CA and see what Marcel has tying around. He's difficult to deal with and pretty self-serve, but it won't break the bank and he has many dozens of trucks and acres of parts.
PM me if you need contact info.
Good luck.

Welcome to the site, awesome group of people here who are very helpful!

Bisdale said:

..... I'm not the best at this forum navigation but I'm sure I'll get better with time. Anyone know how to post pictures? Thanks!

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See it here... https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showt...s-a-tutorial&p=1295196&viewfull=1#post1295196

Also, Welcome(!)... and please don't forget to add your state in your profile/location. It is a requirement.

Gringeltaube, I'll be sure to update my profile as soon as I'm home on my computer. This has to be a little more easy on the desktop version.