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| | | | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 27 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 27 | I just bought my truck, and the owner told me it had a NEW 3 speed transmission (4k miles old). I'm not so sure I believe him. . . reverse is left and up, and gets stuck almost every time i shift in. I have to find someone to depress the clutch so I can line up the shift linkage from under the truck. Also, the truck doesn't like shifting into second gear quickly, it prefers to be babied. While these aren't big problems, they both seem indicative of an older transmission, maybe rebuilt. It came stock with either the chevy 3speed or the warner 3speed. What does the braintrust think? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,424 ODSS President | | ODSS President Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,424 | How many bolts to the shifter cover on the side of the tranny?
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | '65,
Are you saying this truck has a conversion kit in it? This transmission has a side cover..it isn't a top loader.
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 24 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 24 | Likely, it's a Saginaw 3 speed. Look for 7 bolts holding the side cover on. There will be two shift levers on the side cover too.
Even if the transmission were brand new, worn shift linkage will cause all the issues you're describing.
You can still get all the bushings to rebuild the shift linkage at the dealer parts department.
Do that before worrying about the transmission.
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Unless I am totally confused, which isn't unheard of, '65 c10 is telling us that reverse is left and up. He also says it's a three speed.
If this is true, and he can crawl under it to straighten the linkage to get things going again, then I think it says this is a three speed with a conversion kit on it. I don't think anything in three speed came from Detroit with the shifter on the floor.
It's the old "gate" issue that causes these problems.
Am I way off base on this idea? It isn't the tranny, it's the shifter, or as we called it, the conversion kit...conversion from three on the column to three on the floor.
Hurst made them along with Ansen and a bazillion more. Patricks sells one in the four speed configuration. I think Patricks has small holes in the arms to put a setup or alignment pin in to adjust the gate properly.
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 27 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 27 | atomarc, you are right. . . it does have a conversion kit. . . it is a 3 speed, and it is on the floor. reverse is left and then up like i said previously. it has a hurst shift knob, but again, i dont know much more than that | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 445 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 445 | sounds like bushing are worn on linkage.Some guys use too flip the levers on the tranny to change the shifting pattern.This made 1st where revers was,2nd to 1st and 3th to 2nd and reverse to 3th gear on the shift pattern.This was for the (power) shifting.ho ho.I have a Hurst sincro lock set up on a 55 junker on the back 40.On your shifter adj it . Just put the shifter in nutral,slid a round screw driver thru the shifter under the truck.Look close you'll see a hole. this lines everthing up in neutral.This locks the shifter.Then adjust linkage arms with tranny in neutral also. Excuse the spelling folks
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | '65 c10,
I would guess that the transmission is fine. The difference between a new transmission and a rebuilt transmission, if done properly, is very little.
The adjustment of the conversion kit, and condition of the little nylon bushing (dan-pa) would be the prime suspect.
If you remove the control arms, put the transmission shift levers in neutral, then work backwards to the conversion kit arm, you will triumph.
As you move the tranny shift arm, you should feel crisp detents. With the tranny in neutral, the conversion kit shifter handle MUST move left and right through its gate smoothly..no hangups allowed.
I will bet after you get it dialed in, it will work beautifully...
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