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Moore Auxilury Transmission Help

Post by moddamatt » Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:09 am

So I went to Chickasha this year for the first time and gotta say even though I could only make it early on friday, it was a really fun experience. I ended up purchasing a Moore Auxilury trans from a couple of guys and need some info one it. I have already found the few forum posts on it I could but I seem to have a "mid" mount model intended for a ton truck.
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As you can see the rear attachment point is simular to the front while all others I've been able to find use normal ford bearing housing,
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Or a heavier cast peice
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Now I am assuming that if I have good luck finding the light car pieces, I can use those to make it work in a car. I have already disassembled it and all the gears and bearing surfaces are perfect, just need a little cleaning and they will be ready to go. My problem is the rear tail section, I have not been able to get it apart.
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It has a joint on the end that resembles a model Ts universal joint just with out the swivel, its a solid cast piece. I have searched for a possible pin to punch out but theres none, it seems to be on a square portion of the shaft so I can't unscrew it. Does anyone have any recomendations?
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Re: Moore Auxilury Transmission Help

Post by moddamatt » Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:16 am

Some more pictures of the piece I am trying to remove.
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Re: Moore Auxilury Transmission Help

Post by namdc3 » Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:25 am

Matthew, you purchased this trans from me, and I’ll offer up various theories set forth from others on this trans. The leading suspicion is that it is a car version that originally bolted to the rear end like normal but that has had the front housing from a TT version bolted to the rear of the car version to allow it to be used mid-tube on a TT. However, it appears to me that the TT version uses 6 bolts to hold the end housings on while the car version uses 4 bolts. So, maybe the rear housing on yours is a special piece used to convert a car trans to a TT trans? Alternatively maybe it’s just a year thing or heavy duty/light duty thing.


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Re: Moore Auxilury Transmission Help

Post by kmatt2 » Sun Mar 19, 2023 2:13 pm

Matthew, I have taken apart several Moore transmissions over the years to get useable parts. Your Moore has been modified to use a T engine to drive some sort of home made farm equipment, giving two belt speeds and a neutral with out using the T pedals. On the TT equipped Moore, the part that you are having trouble with would have connected to the TT worm coupler, not a T U-joint, and the bracket is for the front Moore attachment to T car driveshaft, in other words a mismatch. Have you tried using a puller or a press to remove the gear and shaft from the housing and U-joint ? That gear looks like it may be modified to be like original front T Moore gear which is keyed to a modified T driveshaft, if so the T U-joint may be modified to two back half’s, with or without a U-joint pin, it is hard to tell from picture.
In any case I probably have enough useable Moore parts to make one Moore that I wood sell for $350 but shipping would be costly. Are you coming to Tulare swap meet next month , I live in Madera Ca. I am not able to currently get around due to medical issues but could have my non T helper look for my Moore parts if you are interested, send me a email threw MTFCA . Best wishes on your Moore project. KM

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Re: Moore Auxilury Transmission Help

Post by Craig Leach » Sun Mar 19, 2023 3:34 pm

Hi Matthew,
I have a input housing for a Rocky Mountain trans that fits a T car tube its missing the end cap. what is the bolt circle on that housing?
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Re: Moore Auxilury Transmission Help

Post by moddamatt » Sun Mar 19, 2023 3:52 pm

I'm sorry Craig, can you be more specific? Are you asking about the housing I have in my pictures or the driveshaft ends?


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Re: Moore Auxilury Transmission Help

Post by Allan » Sun Mar 19, 2023 10:58 pm

On a rear mounted Moore gearbox, the front cover has 4 bolts on a aquare flange. The rear mounting has 6 bolts because it uses a standard T model drives shaft bearing.

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Re: Moore Auxilury Transmission Help

Post by Craig Leach » Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:33 am

Hi Matthew,
I'm referring to the end you are having trouble getting the U/joint part out of that appears to be TT shaft size. That
seem to be the rear of your tranny. On a RM its the front that the tube clamps in. I'm thinking you have a adapted set
up and will need to do more adapting to make it work for what you want. I will try to take pics of it tomorrow.
Craig.

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