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Muncie M13 Gasket Set
Soon I will be removing the side cover and checking out my Muncie M13 HD 3 speed. Assuming all looks okay, I want to replace side cover gasket, front bearing retainer seal and rear tail shaft seal. I can't seem to find these parts, just M20, M21, M22 parts.
I can make the side cover gasket if need be. But are the front and rear seals the same as for the 4 speeds? |
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no idea but that is super cool that you are sticking with a three speed ... thought i read somewhere that a lot of times they were actually faster than the four speeds because you don't need four gears with a big engine that pulls like a tractor and you just waste a shift with a four speed ... and this is from a die-hard four speed guy!
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4spds don't use a front seal, so no they are not the same. Unless they don't use seal either.
one of the reasons they leak all the time. they use a oil slinger in front of front bearing.
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these guys are one of few go-to sources for 69-74 Muncie three speed "SM330" transmissions:
http://www.garagemotorsports.com/
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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It is worth mentioning that some eBay sellers get the Muncie 318 & Muncie 330 mixed up;
If you're looking for gaskets, be sure that the side cover gasket is the correct one. I believe the gasket set I got from Garage motorsports was a set cut from felpro gasket paper (not that there is anything wrong with that) - but old stock delco gaskets are out there. One set that I bought came in an older delco style bag with the following printed on it: Quote:
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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I'm going to take it apart and see if there is an O ring seal this week. Maybe it is the same as a 4 spd???
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unless I am mistaken the front seal was a Saginaw thing;
These use a front bearing retainer similar to a Muncie four speed, in that the "seal" is the bearing retainer. There is an oil slinger at the front bearing... Now I am wanting to go look at the front bearing retainer that I changed (from truck to car) because I don't recall there being any pressed in seal on the retainer...
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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I was wrong.
We have a seal; It actually looks as though the seal used in the saginaw transmissions is the same one we use. Group 4.354 Pt # 39879; supersedes #3761933 (Nov 1974 printing) This is the "truck" bearing retainer I had replaced on my "A" gear set transmission - you can see the installed seal still in place:
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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Okay thanks for checking! I didn't get to taking mine apart--maybe tomorrow. But along with the link you gave me I also found these at rock Auto... O ring looks small but side cover may match up... visually anyway.
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...choice=0-0-1-1 |
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that is the wrong set.
That side cover looks to be a saginaw. That same MPC I quoted earlier has the gasket set listed as: Group 4.109 #3952621 Also, incase you never came across this thread before, it may be worth mentioning - HERE
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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Thanks for the link to that thread! No, I hadn't come across it. I am reaching out to the place (link) you sent me earlier and another place drivetrain.com to see if they can help with this. If need be, I can make a gasket for the side cover and I think I may have found a tail shaft seal (link below). So, althought I would like a whole gasket set, that bearing retainer o ring is all I really need (I think).
Hopefully, when I get this apart everything inside will look okay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/293080558115 |
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Thanks for the link to that thread! No, I hadn't come across it. I am reaching out to the place (link) you sent me earlier and another place drivetrain.com to see if they can help with this. If need be, I can make a gasket for the side cover and I think I may have found a tail shaft seal (link below). So, althought I would like a whole gasket set, that bearing retainer o ring is all I really need (I think).
Hopefully, when I get this apart everything inside will look okay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/293080558115 |
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from the same guys, here is a gasket set :
https://www.ebay.com/itm/35180797704...wAAOSwZVlXrNDU (this actually confirms to me that the "fel pro" set I have was from them.) Here is actually a kit that I bought from them: https://www.ebay.com/itm/29241453283...kAAOSwXOhaYTLH
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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Thanks Jonny--Just called and ordered front o ring, side cover gasket and rear seal from The Garage. Really nice people and very knowledgeable, helpful and prices reasonable Thanks for steering me this way! Hopefully I won't need to talk to them again but I know where to go if I have issues inside. Thanks again!--Kim
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