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Anonymous

    After looking at the parts lists and looking at several lower units, it seems that the 1952-1955 QD and the 1955 FD came with the same straighter cut spiral gears(pinion,forward,reverse). While the 1956-1957 QD and 1956-1957 FD came with more curved cut spiral gears(pinion,forward,reverse). The clutch dog seems to be the same in the above units. IMHO I think that each style could be interchanged as a set from 1952-1957.