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Title: 1937 LA SALLE TRANNY REPAIR- HELP NEEDED
Post by: chettar on May 27, 2012, 02:30:21 PM
I am in dire need for parts to a 1937 LaSalle tyranny, particularly the synchronize gear. Please contact if you know where to get parts. Thanks  Chet 979-826-4490 or chbeaty42email addresses not permitted
Title: Re: 1937 LA SALLE TRANNY REPAIR
Post by: Jim Stamper on May 27, 2012, 11:01:07 PM

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Title: 1937 LA SALLE TRANNY REPAIR- HELP NEEDED
Post by: chettar on July 22, 2012, 12:18:15 PM
I am still in dire need for some parts for my 1937 LaSalle tranny, particularly the syncro gear. Can anyone help me with parts, and does anyone know if parts from any other year will work in the 37? Thanks for your Help!
Title: Re: 1937 LA SALLE TRANNY REPAIR- HELP NEEDED
Post by: Steve Passmore on July 22, 2012, 01:56:11 PM
37 is the last of the floor change trans.  I'm told some parts will interchange but no idea which ones.  the last floor change on eBay went for over £1200, sadly you, like the rest of us 37 owners are in competition with hotroders past and present for these box's.  Some of the transmission specialists might help with bits.
Title: Re: 1937 LA SALLE TRANNY REPAIR- HELP NEEDED
Post by: Jeff Maltby 4194 on July 22, 2012, 07:14:06 PM
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=692926
Title: Re: 1937 LA SALLE TRANNY REPAIR- HELP NEEDED
Post by: chettar on July 23, 2012, 01:56:09 PM
Thanks for your reply i will keep looking!

Chet
Title: Re: 1937 LA SALLE TRANNY REPAIR
Post by: chettar on July 23, 2012, 01:59:18 PM
Thanks for the lead I will contact them. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Chet
Title: Re: 1937 LA SALLE TRANNY REPAIR- HELP NEEDED
Post by: Mike Simmons 938 on July 25, 2012, 05:23:48 PM
Chet- the 1937 floor shift , all later side shift trans AND the 1950 Oldsmobile all use the same synchronizer (#3505546). This 1940 number superceded the 1937 (3502509) and 1938-39 (3504090) numbers. It may be, as rumour has it, that the later number is stronger in some way, but I doubt you would ever notice any difference- IF you can find one somewhere.
Mike Simmons 938
Title: Re: 1937 LA SALLE TRANNY REPAIR- HELP NEEDED
Post by: Steve Passmore on July 26, 2012, 04:09:19 AM
Thats interesting to know Mike, Ill keep a note of that myself. The side shifters are relatively easy to find, I have one myself in pieces. Any other parts interchangeable that you know of?
Title: Re: 1937 LA SALLE TRANNY REPAIR- HELP NEEDED
Post by: Mike Simmons 938 on July 26, 2012, 02:48:33 PM
Steve- Offhand, I can't tell you what will interchange, but I can tell you what is definitely unique to the 37-and that is the clutch and main shafts which pilot together using the infamous cage bearing. I have utilized the main side-shift parts in a 37 box to get the later needle bearings, but the project to use it didn't come to pass-(yet??), so can't say if mine will work SILENTLY, but the practise of doing that conversion was occasionally done in ancient times ( 50s-60s- one didn't usually have to rebuild boxes when you could go to your friendly junk yard and get another)
Mike Simmons 938