trimacar Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Hi- looking to see who would be a good choice to rebuild the transmission in my 1937 Cord. It's still in the car, and exploring my options. It's not working right now, think it's in the electrics and solenoids, not mechanical, but while I'm working on it.......thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Dave, Hopefully, it is just that you are having shifting difficulties. These can almost always be worked out externally, unless it's caused by something like bad synchro clutches. When you drove the Cord, if you could get into all the gears, did they all sound ok? Low shouldn't knock, but it's a straight cut gear and isn't real quiet, 4th is an overdrive and will wine a little. If the trans sounds good, that's almost the whole thing. Hooray if so. If not, keep in mind that there have been some bad reproduction gears sold over the years. You will need to identify what the origin of any good remaining gears was, and find out if currently available replacement ones are compatable. Make sure that it has had modifications to the splined thrust washer, and to the synchronizer to prevent the ring from allowing the balls and springs to pop out. When that happens, it likely is goodbye tranny. These mods are absolutely essential. In addition to some bad gears, there were some bad shift forks too, just cast instead of being forged! The grease pump in the front may need rebuilding for besting lubrication. If you are having shifting trouble, I have a number of ACD Newsletter transmission shift articles tab-marked, and will go through and list these for you if wanted. It would take a lot of time to find them otherwise. The Gear Committee article in N/L #3 is a very good read. Sid Ayers Transmission Manual is a great reference too, and I believe the club has it available for 10 bucks or so. Did you notice that time capsule '36 Nash in the flea market at Winchester? It had door handles with the main part like the Cord's! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTR Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 (edited) I could use some (professional ?) advise and/or collaboration from someone who intimately knows 812 transmissions. I can be reached directly via email: ttr.timo@gmail.com Edited October 20, 2022 by TTR (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipping reccomendations Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Contact Jim Obrien in Pa. The email address I have is ob7879@outlook.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 I have no issue now, note my post was 12 years ago! Jim gave me advice years ago, ifyou own a 1936/37 Cord, and want to drive it, learn the transmission and shifting yourself. On the side of the raod in Podunk, Pennsylvania, only you can attempt a fix…no one else. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTR Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Thank you gentlemen. I will reach out to Mr. Obrien. And yes, I did realize this thread was from 12 years ago, but instead of creating a new, I chose to search for existing one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTR Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Does anyone by chance have another email or phone number for Mr. Obrien they wouldn’t mind sharing via PM or let him know I’m trying to reach him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Jim Obrien is in the ACD club directory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTR Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Thanks again gentlemen. While I haven’t heard back from Mr. Obrien, I’ve managed to gather advise and information from elsewhere, including all available manuals (although haven’t received all yet) and so far it looks like these transmissions, their operating controls, etc are fairly straight forward. The “patient” is scheduled to get delivered in about month or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GasWorksGarage Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 TTR would you happen to have a schematic of the shifting electrical circuit? Ours is stuck in 1st and will not shift into any other gear or neutral. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 Here you go….. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GasWorksGarage Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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