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#61606 06/10/2006 6:53 PM | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 14 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2006 Posts: 14 | I've taken off the transmission cover to my '47 Chevy 3 speed to put on a new gasket and I am having trouble getting the linkage lined up again. My book says "With transmission gears in neutral and shifter forks in neutral position..."
The transmission was in neutral when I took the cover off but it doesn't appear to be anymore.
Can anyone tell me how to put the transmission in neutral and the shifter forks in the neutral position.
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#61607 06/10/2006 7:12 PM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,513 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,513 | The shift arms on the cover have 3 positions and are held on place with a spring and ball. The arms are in neutral when in the center position. The second/third fork has the small slot and needs to slide into the ring around the syncro drum. Slide the drum all the way to the front and then all the way to the back. Halfway between the 2 will be neutral. The other fork(first/reverse)slips over the first speed gear. Do the same as the other...all the way forward and all the way back and then halfway in between. Make sure the hump on the fork is nearest the rear of the transmission. When they are in the right spot the cover will go right on. Here's a link to a pic and more instructions in the shop manual. Good luck. http://chevy.tocmp.com/1948_51truckshop/51ctsm0704.htm Curt B.
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#61608 06/10/2006 8:41 PM | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 14 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2006 Posts: 14 | Awesome !
Thanks Curt !
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#61609 06/10/2006 11:15 PM | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 582 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 582 | MtMan; IB is correct. In case you need to know what the linkage arms look like when they are in various gears from the outside of the cover, check out my tranny rebuild pics on this link. http://community.webshots.com/user/geezer | | |
#61610 06/12/2006 1:01 PM | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 14 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: May 2006 Posts: 14 | | | |
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