Anyone have a problem in third gear - - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

dan42 · 01-13-2008, 07:21 PM

on your SM465, having the shifter hitting the dash? I've bent it down once, but it still hits when I shift into third. I'm thinking I'll have to bend it even further, and then put another bend upwards, so it'll shift a little easier. It doesn't seem like it should be hitting the dash. Anyone else run across this?

truckguy_69 · 01-13-2008, 08:17 PM

i think mine is the stock shifter bends and it has room on my truck.

dan42 · 01-14-2008, 02:03 PM

ttt I might mention that it was a three speed, and it's a '67 with an sm465 out of a '72.

OhioDan · 01-14-2008, 02:17 PM

Is the engine and trans mounted to far forward? It should still clear. Maybe wrong shift lever? Here's a pic of my shifter.

62 C60 · 01-14-2008, 02:21 PM

maybe your trans is getting sloppy and its time for a rebuild?

**truckdude239** · 01-14-2008, 03:00 PM

stop if your useing an after market kit mine hit the dash borad all the time when i went into second min was just a rod 2 holes in it i just turned it around and it was fine

dan42 · 01-14-2008, 04:39 PM

Seems to be a stock shifter, and the tranny's pretty tight. It doesn't hit hard, but it hits - I'll probably just put another bend in it.

**truckdude239** · 01-14-2008, 06:32 PM

nm i have a diffenrent 3 speed mine was oringaly on the column so i have an after mark shift kit. there might be an adjustment somewhere to fix it i hope someone will pipe in with an answer for you

PanelDeland · 01-15-2008, 05:04 AM

Just a thought and I really don't know but is there a difference between the 6 cyl and V8 shifters?I'm thinking the bends may be different since the 6 mounts differently then the V8.It may mean the shifter is an inch or two different causing the problem.Of course that's also assuming you used a tranny from the other style motor.Hope this made sense.

dan42 · 01-15-2008, 05:16 AM

Yeah, it does. I just noticed Ohio Dan's shifter has two bends in it - mine only has the one near the bottom. Maybe that's the porblem - just tweak the bottom bend a little more, and put a top bend in it. I just don't understand why it only had the one bend. I'm not sure that the tranny came out of a V8, but the hump is for a V8, and the shifter is centered in the hump. In the sixes, the hole is further back. Maybe that is the problem - the tranny was from a six, and the hole being further back never had a problem with hitting the dash with the shifter.

01-13-2008, 07:21 PM	#1
dan42 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cali Central Coast Posts: 5,191	Anyone have a problem in third gear - on your SM465, having the shifter hitting the dash? I've bent it down once, but it still hits when I shift into third. I'm thinking I'll have to bend it even further, and then put another bend upwards, so it'll shift a little easier. It doesn't seem like it should be hitting the dash. Anyone else run across this? __________________ '67 SWB Fleetside ZZ4/350/Tremec 5-speed/4link/Scott's IFS - and fun as heck! SOLD Click here to support the board Philippians 4: 6-7

01-13-2008, 08:17 PM	#2
truckguy_69 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: washington Posts: 95	Re: Anyone have a problem in third gear - i think mine is the stock shifter bends and it has room on my truck.

01-14-2008, 02:03 PM	#3
dan42 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cali Central Coast Posts: 5,191	Re: Anyone have a problem in third gear - ttt I might mention that it was a three speed, and it's a '67 with an sm465 out of a '72. __________________ '67 SWB Fleetside ZZ4/350/Tremec 5-speed/4link/Scott's IFS - and fun as heck! SOLD Click here to support the board Philippians 4: 6-7

01-14-2008, 02:17 PM	#4
OhioDan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New Carlisle, Ohio,USA Posts: 1,404	Re: Anyone have a problem in third gear - Is the engine and trans mounted to far forward? It should still clear. Maybe wrong shift lever? Here's a pic of my shifter. Attached Images __________________ LIFE AIN'T EASY WHEN YER FAT AND GREASY! GMC= Got More Class! 1970 GMC LWB, Fleetside, 350/4spd, Flowmaster "40's", 2002 GMC 16" Rallies, cowl hood,and added a bunch of options that weren't there when I started. Last edited by OhioDan; 01-15-2008 at 01:05 AM.

01-14-2008, 02:21 PM	#5
62 C60 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Surrounded by corn in, Indiana Posts: 404	Re: Anyone have a problem in third gear - maybe your trans is getting sloppy and its time for a rebuild? __________________ -Jake 1962 C60 261 I6 5+2spd I like to be different Interior- Puke green dash, brown vinyl seat from an 87. Exterior- Rust 1993 Full Size Blazer 4x4 Stock for now. If you have a truck everyone is your friend. When they need to move.

01-14-2008, 03:00 PM	#6
truckdude239 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lewisville, Nc Posts: 10,234	Re: Anyone have a problem in third gear - stop if your useing an after market kit mine hit the dash borad all the time when i went into second min was just a rod 2 holes in it i just turned it around and it was fine __________________ David fuller Ase Certified Mechanic Click here to help support our board!! 1971 Chevy c-10 under going a 4.8l LSx swap Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=421305 2007 Honda Accord my daily 145kmiles 2002 Honda Accord 4 door With 330k(sisters car) 2005 toyota Avalon 228k( brothers car) 2002 Sububran 5.3 245k 2000 Tahoe 5.3l 378 General manager for Marco's Carwash & lube

01-14-2008, 04:39 PM	#7
dan42 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cali Central Coast Posts: 5,191	Re: Anyone have a problem in third gear - Seems to be a stock shifter, and the tranny's pretty tight. It doesn't hit hard, but it hits - I'll probably just put another bend in it. __________________ '67 SWB Fleetside ZZ4/350/Tremec 5-speed/4link/Scott's IFS - and fun as heck! SOLD Click here to support the board Philippians 4: 6-7

01-14-2008, 06:32 PM	#8
truckdude239 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lewisville, Nc Posts: 10,234	Re: Anyone have a problem in third gear - nm i have a diffenrent 3 speed mine was oringaly on the column so i have an after mark shift kit. there might be an adjustment somewhere to fix it i hope someone will pipe in with an answer for you __________________ David fuller Ase Certified Mechanic Click here to help support our board!! 1971 Chevy c-10 under going a 4.8l LSx swap Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=421305 2007 Honda Accord my daily 145kmiles 2002 Honda Accord 4 door With 330k(sisters car) 2005 toyota Avalon 228k( brothers car) 2002 Sububran 5.3 245k 2000 Tahoe 5.3l 378 General manager for Marco's Carwash & lube

01-15-2008, 05:04 AM	#9
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,993	Re: Anyone have a problem in third gear - Just a thought and I really don't know but is there a difference between the 6 cyl and V8 shifters?I'm thinking the bends may be different since the 6 mounts differently then the V8.It may mean the shifter is an inch or two different causing the problem.Of course that's also assuming you used a tranny from the other style motor.Hope this made sense. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil" Last edited by PanelDeland; 01-15-2008 at 05:05 AM.

01-15-2008, 05:16 AM	#10
dan42 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cali Central Coast Posts: 5,191	Re: Anyone have a problem in third gear - Yeah, it does. I just noticed Ohio Dan's shifter has two bends in it - mine only has the one near the bottom. Maybe that's the porblem - just tweak the bottom bend a little more, and put a top bend in it. I just don't understand why it only had the one bend. I'm not sure that the tranny came out of a V8, but the hump is for a V8, and the shifter is centered in the hump. In the sixes, the hole is further back. Maybe that is the problem - the tranny was from a six, and the hole being further back never had a problem with hitting the dash with the shifter. __________________ '67 SWB Fleetside ZZ4/350/Tremec 5-speed/4link/Scott's IFS - and fun as heck! SOLD Click here to support the board Philippians 4: 6-7

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