Earlier 1964 67 toploader units were designated by an heh transmission code.
Rug s transmission.
On the passenger side at the front edge of the maincase there is a small metal tag with a heh or rug number.
The lower number on the tag is the serial number of the transmission in the order it was tagged it has nothing to do with the serial number of the vehicle the transmission is in.
Aftermarket toploaders are still used by many circle track racers including nascar.
The toploader has been designated as a model t 170 or an heh or rug transmission based on the designations ford gave to it through its years of production.
However a more significant point may be that the rug s transmission code5 was installed on the first 50 135 vin cj mustangs.
Unit 8f02r135019 would have been stamped 135019.
To order parts we must know the heh or rug tag information the gear ratio year of the car transmission length the first three case and tailhousing casting numbers engine size and number of splines on the output shaft note.
Other manual transmission links.
68 and later units were coded rug.
If the transmission has a 28 tooth 2nd gear it is a 2 32 close ratio transmission.
Transmission model srod series includes the rug iron case srod aluminum case heh rug 4 speed and iron case rug 3 speed o d rts and t176 units are shown in the following illustration.
Rug rts srod t176 t177 transmission 1 2 synchro assembly with rings springs keys fits ford jeep 79 87 1at170 80b.
The transmissions were stamped on the front right corner of the main case with the last 6 digits of the vin found on the car.