The Ruckstell was a rear end with a high and low gear. There was a
Warford unit that fit between the transmission and the rear end also
avalible, similar to the overdrive units on the Healey's.
I may be 37, but I do know how to change a set of bands in a Model T
transmission!
Patton
57 Healey (finally home)
23 Ford (abandoned at my parents in Mississippi)
On 8/25/06, healeyguy@aol.com <healeyguy@aol.com> wrote:
> Well if you go way back there was a two speed rear axle in some of the Model
>T's. I think was called a Ruckstell. Lever actuated but helped the Lizzies to
>climb hills...... I guess I'm really old. :)
> Aloha
> Perry
--
Patton Dickson - http://Austin-Healeys.com/
|