Stock tilt column shift lever install.. Help!! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

c10addict · 11-01-2007, 10:57 PM

So I am sure I am overlooking he obvious but I NEED HELP!

Since I drove the only shifters I ever installed were moved to the floor...

Now I am putting together a stock tilt column and can not figure out how to get the shifter far enough to get the roll pin back in... I tried pushing that little spring everyway possible...

I know one of you can help! Thanks!!

JimKshortstep4x4 · 11-02-2007, 04:45 AM

Are you pulling back on the shift lever as you attempt to insert it?

You have to clear the detent notches as you install the lever.

Jim

c10addict · 11-02-2007, 06:45 AM

yes.. I found this column with the lever already removed but with it.. I dont know if somehing is missing?? i am trying to do it with the column on the bench so maybe thats part of my problem... Does the shifter housing have to be in a certain place, park, drive???? thanks...

JimKshortstep4x4 · 11-02-2007, 08:12 PM

I have not had this as a problem but if you put the housing in neutral it should give you a wider inside space to hit.

Jim

acl · 11-03-2007, 04:33 PM

Just did this myself. If your shift lever has a round ball on the end that goes into the column you have the wrong lever for tilt. I just ordered a new one from lmc and they sent me the wrong one. When I called back to ask them of course I was the stupid one. (still waiting on a call back from supervisor) The one that goes with a 70 to 72 tilt column DOES NOT HAVE a ball on the end.
I hope this helps.
Gary

c10addict · 11-03-2007, 05:04 PM

Taaa Daaa..... My shift lever does have a ball on the end of it...Eariler today I was so pissed I whipped it across the garage today and said f-it... I throw a floor shifter in it!

I had the colum laying around for a very long time and when I got it the lever was already out of it.. Not sure what year it is from but this all makes sense.. thanks for your help Gary! I love this forum !

11-01-2007, 10:57 PM	#1
c10addict Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 1,970	Stock tilt column shift lever install.. Help!! So I am sure I am overlooking he obvious but I NEED HELP! Since I drove the only shifters I ever installed were moved to the floor... Now I am putting together a stock tilt column and can not figure out how to get the shifter far enough to get the roll pin back in... I tried pushing that little spring everyway possible... I know one of you can help! Thanks!! __________________ 68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile

11-02-2007, 04:45 AM	#2
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	Re: Stock tilt column shift lever install.. Help!! Are you pulling back on the shift lever as you attempt to insert it? You have to clear the detent notches as you install the lever. Jim __________________ 1971 Shortbox step side 4x4, 350 sbc, 3:07 rear end 1965 Impala SS 400 sbc, Muncie rock crusher 1966 Impala SS 396 bbc, TH 400 1969 El Camino, 350 sbc, TH 350 1971 Snowplow built on a Blazer frame 1972 GMC Short bed, stepside, TH 400, 427 BBC

11-02-2007, 06:45 AM	#3
c10addict Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 1,970	Re: Stock tilt column shift lever install.. Help!! yes.. I found this column with the lever already removed but with it.. I dont know if somehing is missing?? i am trying to do it with the column on the bench so maybe thats part of my problem... Does the shifter housing have to be in a certain place, park, drive???? thanks... __________________ 68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile Last edited by c10addict; 11-02-2007 at 07:36 AM.

11-02-2007, 08:12 PM	#4
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	Re: Stock tilt column shift lever install.. Help!! I have not had this as a problem but if you put the housing in neutral it should give you a wider inside space to hit. Jim __________________ 1971 Shortbox step side 4x4, 350 sbc, 3:07 rear end 1965 Impala SS 400 sbc, Muncie rock crusher 1966 Impala SS 396 bbc, TH 400 1969 El Camino, 350 sbc, TH 350 1971 Snowplow built on a Blazer frame 1972 GMC Short bed, stepside, TH 400, 427 BBC

11-03-2007, 04:33 PM	#5
acl Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Emporia, kansas Posts: 300	Re: Stock tilt column shift lever install.. Help!! Just did this myself. If your shift lever has a round ball on the end that goes into the column you have the wrong lever for tilt. I just ordered a new one from lmc and they sent me the wrong one. When I called back to ask them of course I was the stupid one. (still waiting on a call back from supervisor) The one that goes with a 70 to 72 tilt column DOES NOT HAVE a ball on the end. I hope this helps. Gary

11-03-2007, 05:04 PM	#6
c10addict Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 1,970	Re: Stock tilt column shift lever install.. Help!! Taaa Daaa..... My shift lever does have a ball on the end of it...Eariler today I was so pissed I whipped it across the garage today and said f-it... I throw a floor shifter in it! I had the colum laying around for a very long time and when I got it the lever was already out of it.. Not sure what year it is from but this all makes sense.. thanks for your help Gary! I love this forum ! __________________ 68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile Last edited by c10addict; 11-03-2007 at 05:06 PM.

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