service access · FF-0559

What is the hidden bolt in the 1946 Ford three-speed?

There is a bolt in the end of the shaft. The socket goes down the middle, so you have to put your wrench through there to get the bolt out. Ed calls it the secret: if you don't know that, you never get it apart.

Expert

Ed Smith

Evidence

expert attributed

Component

bolt in the end of the shaft

Applicable scope

1946 Ford three-speed column-shift transmission from a customer whose Flathead Ed is also building