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07-10-2024, 06:59 PM | #1 |
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Any ideas on how I can stop column shift linkage hitting brake booster on my 6810?
I have a custom power brake booster mount bracket on my 1968 Chevy C10 shortbed which puts the booster closer to the firewall and i also installed a brand new Tuff Stuff 9in booster TFF-2224NB when I converted my truck to 4wheel disc brakes. As most know the factory booster bracket sticks out from the firewall a good distance but I have never liked that but at least it wouldnt have caused the problem I am having now.
My 68 is originally a 396 engine with 400 turbo automatic and column shift. There is a very long shift rod that is attached to a shift lever down at the trans then goes up near the power brake booster to a lever there. The problem is that the shift lever on the column is hitting the bottom of the brake booster. My temporary fix was to rotate my column so I could at least get it in some gears but it is very difficult getting it into park and now the gear selector on the column is not reading correctly which I knew would happen. The shift rod and lever look to be factory and so does the entire steering column. Ignore the position of the shift rod in the pic because I already adjusted it down but now the shift lever itself hits the booster. Anybody have any good ideas on how I can make my current set up work? Maybe there is a different factory C10 column that puts the shift lever lower on the column and would clear the booster? Is there a way to somehow push the column down further so that the shift linkage does not hit the booster? Last edited by HeavyHauler; 07-10-2024 at 07:22 PM. |
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