The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot '60-'66 Trucks Hard gear changes

Actually she's stuck in 2nd. She was always a little funky going from 1st to 2nd but 2nd to third was smooth. Once in awhile 1st to 2nd was smooth. Any hints at what to look for tomorrow?
'64 C-10, 230 with 3 on the tree.

Thanks in advance,
M

The transition shift arm on your steering column gets worn out with age. There's 3 arms. Centre one has a small nub on both sides. The nubs get worn and won't slide smoothly into the other shift arms.
You can get lucky and just pull the arms back to nuetral position or use a big screwdriver to help pop them back.
In some cases you need to get under the truck and tap the arms on the tranny back to nuetral. Make sure your truck can't roll away though. When you get it back to normal the best way to shift from 1-2 is to shift up towards reverse and then down slightly and over and up to 2nd. Takes a little practice but still carry a big screwdriver in the glove box in case you need it. LOL!!!

Mahalo!! She's on a flat surface. And the big screwdriver is in the glovebox. I'll give you a heads up tonight.

Aloha,
M

Everything is good to go now, did what you said but problem would come back, sprayed the linkages down with a degreaser, cleaned everything with a rag and pick then reapplied new grease. She's smooth as silk!!

Mahalo again,
M

Good to see it worked for you. Sorry I should of mentioned the regrease it method too. Keep On Truckin'