64 Chris Cavalier runabout engine change

thats unusual that the tranny would operate off of motor oil it's not a very good hydraulic fliud. Are you sure the trany wasn't changed too?

did many of these years ago, probably forgot alot though, I believe it is all one sump and does run on engine oil, the engine gear (input shaft) bolts to the front of the crankshaft do you have the model number and serial? if you do i can call or you can call Paragon Gear 440-951-5111 ask for Chuck Hancock or Charlie Rother (old timer)with the sn they can pull info from their archives and tell exactly what it is

there should still be parts available for that trans, ask chuck at paragon, tear apart the planetary drum and check the shafts they are probably worn, a good indication of this is very noisy reverse. i keep waisting space here but these thoughts keep popping up

Corrections to the above post: First of all, please allow me to apologize for misspelling your name. Second, there is also a bolt with a very small hole drilled through it (lengthwise) that threads into the nose of the crank (after the sun gear is pressed on). The hole in the bolt is what meters the oil flow to the planetary gears in your Paragon tranny. The planetary gears don't need to be lubricated when the trans is in forward because everything is locked together including the sun gear, planetary gears and drum. The whole a$$embly spins as one unit in forward. However, in reverse, the drum is locked stationary, the sun gear spins and reverse is accomplished through the planetary to the output shaft. The planetary gears require lubrication in reverse. I'm not sure, but I think the oil gets spun out of the drum while in forward at high speeds due to centrifugal force. Hope this helps.