1937 LA SALLE TRANNY REPAIR- HELP NEEDED

[chettar]

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

[Jim Stamper]

     Try Northwest Transmissions in Ohio.    Jim Stamper CLC#13470

[chettar]

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!

[Steve Passmore]

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.

[Jeff Maltby 4194]

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=692926

[chettar]

Thanks for your reply i will keep looking!

Chet

[chettar]

Thanks for the lead I will contact them. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Chet

[Mike Simmons 938]

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 This 1940 number superceded the 1937 (3502509) and 1938-39 (3504090) numbers.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

[Steve Passmore]

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?

[Mike Simmons 938]

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