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| | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 603 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 603 | On the 57 GMC 370 LCF, on the left side of the transmission, there is an adjustable rod, about 2 ft. long, connected to the crossmember of the frame.
What is this for, and how do you know it's adjusted correctly?
57 GMC LCF 370 55 John Deere 40-W 59 John Deere 430-W 2000 GMC 4x4 56 John Deere 420-W Pix on Photobucket | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Which transmission does your truck have?
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 603 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 603 |
57 GMC LCF 370 55 John Deere 40-W 59 John Deere 430-W 2000 GMC 4x4 56 John Deere 420-W Pix on Photobucket | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Well, it doesn't say what it does, but here's the manual page explaining how to adjust it. I'm going to look further in the manual, just to see what it actually is for, because now you have me curious, too.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 603 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 603 | Thanks, mine is so rusted, it would take some heat to move it. Does not look like it has ever been adjusted.
57 GMC LCF 370 55 John Deere 40-W 59 John Deere 430-W 2000 GMC 4x4 56 John Deere 420-W Pix on Photobucket | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 434 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 434 | Guessing it is a brace only to ward off vibration or help with unwanted torsional movement, especially in low gear. Modern term is what NVH? Noise Vibration Harmonics? Without it shifter might move too uncomfortably in your hand...
Just guessing.
R-Bo
1959 Apache 1/2 ton Big Window, Short bed Fleetside (under reconstruction)
1966 GMC 305V6 in the family
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 603 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 603 | Yes, it is similar to that except it is on the left side of the transmission and there is a yoke that bolts to the frame crossmember with adjustment there.
Also this is a 2 or 2 1/2 ton truck.
I am thinking R-Bo may be correct about stopping the shifter from moving under a load. But it seems to be going the wrong direction for that, more like to restrict forward and backward movement??
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