Classic/Antique Car Repair/Trans tool

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I own a 57 Mercury Montclair with a Merc-O-Matic transmission.The Manual calls for specific tools to make cable adjustments. I looking for a source for old factory tools. 77270-F  and 77270-E  You may or may not be able to help me I've looked everywhere with no luck.Web site suggestion ?  Thanks for your time . Alan West

Answer
Check E-Bay there is the tool for one of the band adjustments on there right now.
http://cgi.ebay.com/FORD-AUTOMATIC-TRANSMISSION-ADJUSTMENT-TOOL-FORDOMATIC_W0QQi...

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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

Publications
Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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