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| | | | Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 197 1950 Chevy 3100 216 3 Speed. | | 1950 Chevy 3100 216 3 Speed. Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 197 | I have a 3 speed trans and a 216 cu engine in my 1950 Chevy 3100. For as long as I can remember I have had to double clutch when going from 1st to 2nd and from 2nd to 3rd. If I double clutch I can easily transition from gear to gear without grinding gears like I was just learning to drive. I learned to drive in this truck in 1977, and at that time shifting from gear to gear was seamless. I don't have any desire to go away from the 3 speed, so what are my options?
Last edited by ChevyDarren; 07/01/2021 7:37 PM.
Darren
Current Project - 1950 3100 5 Window with a rebuilt 216 and 3 speed trans
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,836 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,836 | Adjust the clutch so the synchronizers can do their job properly. The clutch disc should be released completely from the flywheel during shifts. If a clutch adjustment doesn't help, you've got a worn out synchronizer and/or bearings in the transmission.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 197 1950 Chevy 3100 216 3 Speed. | | 1950 Chevy 3100 216 3 Speed. Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 197 |
Darren
Current Project - 1950 3100 5 Window with a rebuilt 216 and 3 speed trans
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 | Or you're using the wrong gear lube in the transmission... Mike B  | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,904 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,904 | I used to double clutch my 4-speed to prevent grinding. After years of that, I found that holding the clutch pedal down once and just pausing midway through the shift (is there a detent?) stopped the grinding. My left knee is going to last twice as long as it would have.
1948 3/4-Ton 5-Window Flatbed Chevrolet 34 Years. Now with a '61 261, 848 head, Rochester Monojet carb, SM420 4-speed, 4.10 rear, dual reservoir MC, Bendix up front, 235/85R16 tires, 12-volt w/alternator, electric wipers and a modern radio in the glove box.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,836 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,836 | Pausing in neutral works on upshifts- - - -downshifts still require speed-matching the gears, with or without the clutch.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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