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1926 Auburn 888 tranmission help and parts needed


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1926 Auburn 888 sedan - great car but has something broken in transmission. No grinding noises, but car can be pushed in any gear and shifter is sloppy, no power to wheels. Possibly input or output shaft? Can't find any literature on the transmission. Is another transmission available? Or parts to fix the existing transmission? Anyone out there willing to provide advice?

Bob Stein

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Bob,<o:p></o:p>

I am not sure what has gone wrong in your Auburn gearbox however it is quite a simple task to check. If you disconnect the handbrake mechanism you can remove the top of the gearbox. It is a relatively large opening and if you drain the oil out, you should be able see any damage.<o:p></o:p>

These gearboxes were used on a variety of different makes of car as proprietary items and in some cases on different models of the same make, as is the case with Auburn. These gear sets may have a slightly different ratio but will fit into your gearbox case as a set. The only parts that might be different would be the input shaft /clutch spline and the small worm gear for the speedo drive. Many of the different cars that ran this gearbox had different clutch mechanisms / spline size and throw out bearing . <o:p></o:p>

These gear sets are hard to find in good condition and in my experience the input shaft is one item that needs to be in reasonable condition. A worn gear on the end of this shaft will often cause it to drop out of gear under load.

cheers

John

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