Tom,
Normal problem. Happens with age. The bushings in your shifter
linkage are wearing out, and allowing too much slack, or slop. Because of
the slop, the shifter rods aren't moving as far as they need to, and your
tranny is sticking half into, or half out of a gear. Worst case I've seen
is a busted gear tooth in the tranny. Rebuilding the shifter isn't hard,
and parts are readily available.
Kevin
59' Apache 38/NAPCO
-----Original Message-----
From: TomGreer@aol.com <TomGreer@aol.com>
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, June 04, 1999 12:37 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] 3 Spd column shifter
>Hi Gang!
>
>About once a week, my '49 column-shifter doesn't want to go into 2nd gear.
>If I pull my foot off the clutch, I hear a deep (verrry-scarysounding)
clunk
>(sometimes the same thing happens when I think I am in neutral). After the
>clunk, about 50% of the time I can shift into second and all is well. The
>other 50% of the time, I can't get it out of first AT ALL... I have to
turn
>off the engine pop the hood and pull up on the rear shift lever (another
>clunk is heard - but this time its not-so-scary sounding) I start up and
all
>is well, until the next week...
>
>Any ideas what's wrong?
>
>Thanks in ADvance,
>
>Tom
>'49 1/2 ton deluxe
>
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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