- #NEW PROCESS 542 TRANSMISSION IDENTIFICATION UPDATE#
- #NEW PROCESS 542 TRANSMISSION IDENTIFICATION MANUAL#
#NEW PROCESS 542 TRANSMISSION IDENTIFICATION UPDATE#
I hope to update this page from time to time as more info becomes available, and feedback is given about other information that would be good to include on this page. A 9½' x 2½' band type parking brake is mounted on the rear of the transmission and standard. This 5-speed transmission is a selective synchromesh type with five (5) speeds forward and one (1) housed in a cast iron case.
#NEW PROCESS 542 TRANSMISSION IDENTIFICATION MANUAL#
Visually the difference between the non-synchromesh and later NP420 synchromesh transmission, when looking at the transmission tower inside the cab, is that the NP420 tower is located further forward towards the firewall where the non-synchromesh tower is located more towards the center of the transmission hump. The 1964 Chevy C60 dump truck that I am restoring has a New Process 540C 5-speed manual transmission. The difference in the direct and the OD transmissions is in the ratio you have with the lever pushed to that forward position. That is where direct will always be on that transmission, whether it is 5th direct or 5th overdrive.
That is where direct is in the NP 540-series 5-speed. Operation and management of Chrysler's New Process Gear Syracuse, New York, plant and GM's. Regarding the 540, 541, 542 transmissions: Consider the direction you pull the stock 4-speed to get it into direct (4th). General Motors and Chrysler Corporation were the participants. The "After" type has the drain plug in the rear of the transmission case going in parallel to the bottom of the case. New Venture Gear was an automobile and light truck transmission company that was started in 1990 as the first ever joint venture between any of the Big Three US automakers. The "Up To" type has the drain plug in the center section of the transmission case going in at an approximately 30 degree angle to the bottom of the case.ĭodge Part Number:1265 422, casting number C-38711ĭifference between the "Up To" and "After" type transmissions is in the placement of the drain plug. There were three different types of transmissions used in the Power-Wagon over its production run from 1946-1968.ĭodge Part Number: 921 869, casting number C-38126
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