I have a 52 with a 1 piece rod, but I can't see why the two piece rod wouldn’t work. The rod is only part of the system that functions in conjunction with the two cables going to the backing plates. On my 52, I had trouble finding the correct cables. Is it possible that the cables are not the correct or incorrectly installed? The cable length directly affects the position of the lever on the cross shaft. Having the correct cables, properly installed may enable you to connect the clevis of the pull rod assembly to the cross shaft.
Compare your setup to the drivers side picture I provided of mine, which is properly installed. Particularly compare the position of the lever on the end of the cross shaft. As you can see, mine is at approximately 5 o’clock. This may give you insight as to what is wrong
I bought my cables from LMC. Cables from Classic Parts (unless corrected) and many other vendors from are not correct.
Last edited by Phak1; 07/06/2025 3:31 PM.
