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| | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 27 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 27 | Folks,
Shifter linkage on my 68 C-20 binds terribly getting it into first during cold weather and now is hardly catching first at all. I'm told I might need to replace the 'mass assembly,' and that these are real, real hard to find. Any advice and info greatly appreciated.
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Jim | | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 | check the bushings on the shifter arms, both on the transmission and the levers on the column. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | look at the bushings in the column levers. also, the gate assembly may be worn. I remember welding one up and building the material back up in an old ford van. Spend an afternoon, and hardly any money. Made it shift much better.
I did have to take a good portion of it apart to get in there to do the work.
The problems we face today can not be addressed at the same level of intelligence we were at when we created them - Albert Einstein Or with the same level of $ - Me
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 | Another item that comes to mind is on the actual shift lever itself. If you remove the roll pin that holds it into the column and take the lever out, look at the pin with the ball on the end of the lever. This is what engages the shift tube inside the column. I've seen this pin be almost broken off or real worn making shifts hard if not possible. | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 99 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2009 Posts: 99 | x2 all of the above, but in my case replacing the bushings/gromets everywhere fixed the problem. But these shifters were not up to todays standards and were meant to be shifted with care slowly.
Dave.
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Build plan: 65 Chevy one ton, 5.9L Cummins HO, NV5600 six speed, 2wd 1972-1987 IFS disk front, frame off restore/mod, custom dump/flat bed, Alcoa rims, Dana 70 3.73:1 duals drum rear, plush interior, Guards red with Marine Corps decals. Donor is retired 2002 Ram 2500, 194K miles.
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Joe
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'67 Chevy C20 fleetside, 250 inline, 3 on tree, heavy duty clutch and brakes, heater, steel bed floor
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 27 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 27 | Guys,
Thanks for all the info. Got a good stock truck I'm trying to keep that way. And as advised in one of these posts, I take 'er slow and shift 'er gentle.
Jim | | |
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