Topic: 3 Spd trans Identification Question

[Captain Kent]

I think my 3 spd trans (200 6cyl) is from a 69. Can someone verify for me. The data tag on the trans is RAN CA 010040

[J_Speegle]

First book I pulled out shows it as a 71+72 302 3 speed in a Mustang

With that serial number would guess early 71 production

Will check a couple other sources

69 200 6 cylinder ran a RAN-AM According to Kevin Marti's tag book

[J_Speegle]

Later MPC lists the -CA as a 71 302 application before 12/1/71

Going to move the thread over to the Drivetrain section of the site for now

[Captain Kent]

I wonder exactly how the linkage hooks up.

[J_Speegle]

I wonder exactly how the linkage hooks up.

To the steering column or the shifter? With the locking steering column it would have had both

Basically the shifter attachment is pretty standard. Arms connected with nuts. Arms to rods retained with clips. Rods to shifter arms with adjustable pins with clips on one end and securing nuts on the other end of the pins

If I remember correctly there is a hole on one of the transmission selectors that attaches to a rod that goes to an arm at the base of the steering column for the lock out like on an automatic 71-73

[Captain Kent]

Floor shift. Two places to hook shift linkage, one forward and one rear. My pic below shows how mine looks with 2 places to attach linkage. A normal 3 spd only has one place to hook up. Make sense?

[Captain Kent]

The pic below shows a code

C8AR
7006    C

Mine shows

D2AR
7006    AA

[Captain Kent]

This is how mine looks

[J_Speegle]

Floor shift. Two places to hook shift linkage, one forward and one rear. My pic below shows how mine looks with 2 places to attach linkage. A normal 3 spd only has one place to hook up. Make sense?

Believe the top example shows the two connection spots I mentioned in my response. One for the shifter and one for the lock out steering column used on 71-73s

Codes your showing appear to just be the casting numbers from the main case not the application. The D2 does suggest the later style we're discussing

Here is a 70 4 speed examples - they used the locking steering column arrangement also


The center arm has to connection points one top, one bottom. The three rods (blue arrows) connect to the shifter. Lower one goes to the center arm on the trans \

The one lower connection rod (green arrow) attaches to the steering column lower end so that it can not be moved once the car is locked by removing

the ignition key

[Captain Kent]

Ok that 3rd hook up if I follow yo7 is probably the key lock. That makes sense now.

[RoyceP]

There should be a partial VIN stamped on the transmission - see this photo. Generally on the top passenger side but occasionally on the top driver side.

I think my 3 spd trans (200 6cyl) is from a 69. Can someone verify for me. The data tag on the trans is RAN CA 010040

[Captain Kent]

What is this threaded what looks like a sending unit? It is all the way forward on driver side?

[J_Speegle]

What is this threaded what looks like a sending unit? It is all the way forward on driver side?

May be a sensor. In 72 they tried some new/different emissions systems. Not really up on 72 6 cylinders but there was a 72 2V V8 application where the automatic transmission was part of the emissions system so guessing this was possibly a similar attempt. Believe the V8 system mentioned above was a one year only thing