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#42925 09/09/2004 4:53 PM | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 24 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 24 | do you really need the special GM tool #K-353 gear shift removal tool to take off the shift lever to get the tranny out of a 51 1300 chevy pickup? | | |
#42926 09/09/2004 5:00 PM | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 24 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 24 | just checking to see if e-mail works in this forum | | |
#42927 09/09/2004 5:04 PM | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 988 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 988 | I believe you can use a couple of flat blade screw drivers to duplicate the original tool. If you have a shop manual it should outline the proceedure for removal.
Brian Moore
1949 3100 5 window Deluxe
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#42928 09/09/2004 5:26 PM | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 188 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 188 | I've not been able to get the lever out, I've tried on 2 different transmission. Even with the lever on it is not difficult to either drop it under the truck on a jack or use a cherry picker(preferred) to pull it out of the cab. | | |
#42929 09/09/2004 7:38 PM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 54 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 54 | Two screwdrivers will work, as well as a couple of cresant wrenches, or open end wrenches, or pretty much anything for that matter. The process is really pretty simple--push down and turn counterclockwise, about 45 degrees, and it comes right up. The push and turn routine isn't always real easy. I have to work at mine for a few minutes before it comes. | | |
#42930 09/09/2004 7:44 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 194 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 194 | I just use a channel lock type pliers, put it on the sheet metal ball on the shifter, press the ball down and rotate the ball couterclockwise a small bit. The ball should then be unlocked and you should be able to pull the shifter up and out.
Make sure the trasmission is in neutral before you do this as it will make the reinstallation much easier. | | |
#42931 09/09/2004 7:59 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | I used a monkey wrench turned on it's side to do the job. It was really simple. Where I got stuck was trying to get it to turn a lot. It only turns a tiny bit and it is unlocked. Some people use a heavy rag to do the job. | | |
#42932 09/10/2004 8:17 PM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 185 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 185 | Are you talkin' 'bout an SM420? If so... without any tool aside from your gloved hand push the 'cap' down and rotate (clockwise, I think). It should only take about a quarter of a turn.
Make sure that you clean around the lever neck so that no debris falls down into the tranny. | | |
#42933 09/11/2004 2:39 AM | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | Use a 10 inch long piece of 1-1/2" ABS pipe. Just press it down on the collar and give it a quarter turn. Easy to hold onto and it has worked on every SM420 I have pulled the shifter out of.  | | |
#42934 10/04/2004 4:45 PM | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 24 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 24 | afu45 the channel lock tip worked fine to get the 4 speed shifter out, took about 5 seconds.
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#42935 10/06/2004 3:31 AM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 194 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 194 | mj, glad it worked for you. Everyone seems to have a different method to accomplish the same task. Whatever works for you is good!! | | |
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