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deuce_roadster · 03-11-2020, 09:26 PM

I recently was asked to supply a bare trans case to a friend who needed something to bolt to an engine to mount in an engine run stand. I have 4 or 5 empty side shift cases sitting in my spare parts and grabbed the first one I came to. I noticed it had a 39 lever on the clutch shaft. Thinking somebody along the way had it apart and put it in something else. When I was giving it to my buddy, I noticed the Factory stamped VIN was *99A-xxxxxxxxxxx*. This was clearly not a re stamp. Then I looked at the case and it had 01A-casting number on the lower back end. I can convince myself the clutch shaft and lever was changed but what 39 Merc had a column shift? What am I missing here? I am well aware the words "always" and "never" shouldn't be used with our old Fords but I am stumped!

03-11-2020, 09:26 PM	#1
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 4,043	question for the experts who have seen everything I recently was asked to supply a bare trans case to a friend who needed something to bolt to an engine to mount in an engine run stand. I have 4 or 5 empty side shift cases sitting in my spare parts and grabbed the first one I came to. I noticed it had a 39 lever on the clutch shaft. Thinking somebody along the way had it apart and put it in something else. When I was giving it to my buddy, I noticed the Factory stamped VIN was 99A-xxxxxxxxxxx. This was clearly not a re stamp. Then I looked at the case and it had 01A-casting number on the lower back end. I can convince myself the clutch shaft and lever was changed but what 39 Merc had a column shift? What am I missing here? I am well aware the words "always" and "never" shouldn't be used with our old Fords but I am stumped!