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| | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 222 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2007 Posts: 222 | Is the 1st gear of the 3 speed transmission for a 49 panel truck supposed to be synchronous? When shift from a high gear back to first I have to do so when stooped otherwise it grids. Is this the way its supposed to work and if not what do you think is wrong? Thanks
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | Thats the way they are. There was no syncro on 1st gear in Chevys till 1968.
You have to stop to put it in 1st or double clutch it. To do this put the clutch in & shift to neutral. Let the clutch out & accelerate the engine to the aprox. RPM it will be turning when you are in first gear. Then push the clutch in & shift to 1st. With a little practice you can do this smoothly with little or no clash. It will wow your freinds.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 835 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 835 | It is also possible with a little practice to shift without using the clutch at all. This will really wow your friends. Can also wow your pocketbook if you don't do it right.
For downshifting, give the accelerator a little pop to unload the gears and shift to nuetral, then match engine speed to what the next gear down shoud be doing at that speed, and slide right into the gear. No clutch necessary, but it does take confidence.
For upshifting, just run up to where you normally shift, bring it into neutral, let the engine speed fall to where it should be at that speed for the next gear, and slide right into gear. The synchros will help a bit. Just be sensitive to the feel of it.
Try this at your own risk, of course.
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