Re: {Chrysler 300} 62 Sport 300 - 3 speed manual trans

["'Andy Mikonis' via Chrysler 300 Club International" <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It’s a Chrysler A745 Heavy Duty transmission that was new for 1961. Complete rebuild instructions are in the 1962 service manual. I recently did a major overhaul of a 1961 A745 with the factory manual, the parts book, and some encouragement from club member Jean-Yves who had just done one. The instructions are good and everything went together by the book. Northwest Transmission has a basic rebuild kit and I was able to source all the shafts and other parts I needed through eBay and NOS vendors. 

I don’t think there’s anything about it on our club website but the ‘62 manual and parts book should be on jholst.net. I have an extra ‘62 manual (and a parts book) if you want a hard copy.

Did you visit our meet in Elkhart Lake?

Andy in Chicago 

On Jan 27, 2023, at 2:08 PM, schroe99@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:



Hello,

Please bear with me a minute on this email. 

At the barbershop yesterday I saw an LTE from Pete Kaczmarski, Waupun, WI in a Jan 22, Classic Car issue.  Pete was asking for information about the factory 3-spd manual trans in his 413 62 red convert Sport 300.   So I copied the info with the idea I’d track down Pete and try to help him find the information he wanted, which I thought was service manual or other technical info on the trans and other applications where Chrysler used the trans.  And of course secondly, as part of the Club membership committee I felt compelled to mention Club membership to Pete if I was lucky enough to track him down.

Well, the first hit from my ‘google’ for Pete and Waupun, was Pete and with it a phone no.  So over a very pleasant phone call with Pete, I told him I thought there would be many experts in our Club who would be able to direct him to technical info on his transmission, and of course I mentioned the ability to get almost instant answers like that through our Club Server, which is included with club membership.  I’ve copied Pete so you can include him with your responses.   I didn’t try to check anything at the time Pete and I were talking, but I expect the HD 3-spd trans info in the 62 Chrysler Service Manual, would be a very good start if Pete doesn’t have that info, and I thought that was available through our website.   

Pete also mentioned he has several cars including a 59 Imperial and he sponsors a large car show (by my WI Northwoods standards) in Waupun in late June.  

So I hope Pete gets some helpful info from us.

Thanks,

Carlton

(here in Eagle River, WI we have about 16” snow on the ground and a forecast of -15F Monday night)    

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