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speesh · 07-10-2003, 09:07 PM

I am having a problem here.... I took off my shifter linkage and now I can't get it back together right. I have a 3 on the tree converted to a floor shift and I took the bolt out to put locktite on it because it keeps coming loose. Well, I must not have put it back on right because it wont shift now. I have tried taking it off and putting it on different ways but I can't get it right. The only thing I took off was the 2 links where it attaches to the tranny and a bolt goes through the middle. HELP! anyone got a picture or a clue for me?

1972ChevyGuy · 07-10-2003, 10:48 PM

Crawl under there and make sure the tranny is in nuetral?

jjk3 · 07-10-2003, 11:32 PM

speesh--Did you drive the truck when it had the 3 on the tree? If so, did you ever lock it up when shifting from first to second? Does it feel like that, or something different? Who made the shifter? Hurst, etc.? If you can't figure it out, then try the manufacturer's help line. The first thing I might try would be to turn one of the linkage shafts on the tranny by hand, and make sure that one is in nuetral. Then do the same thing with the other linkage shaft. The connect the floor shifter back up. It's the only way you'll know that the tranny is in nuetral. Unless you can roll the truck. I know on the stock 3 on the tree setups the linkage shafts on the tranny are splined with little adjustable clamps on them. Make sure the clamps are tight and not just spinning on the linkage shafts. Good luck, and keep us posted.

Stano · 07-10-2003, 11:33 PM

But don't crawl under to put in neutral until the E-brake is on and the wheels are chocked. Hard as heck to stop a truck when u are layin under it. I haven't ran a 3spd in the floor for years and I can't remember for sure how the linkage goes without one in front of me, and layin upside down in a wet parking lot with the buttholes in the mustang laughin cause I stuck my shifter and had to get out to fix it. What kind of shifter do you have? I had/have a Hurst Indy II I can look at for you if it would help.

1972ChevyGuy · 07-10-2003, 11:41 PM

I asked about the linkage a while back when I installed mine and somebody posted a good shot of thiers, but search is down

will keep lookin for it though.

Green72GMC · 07-10-2003, 11:43 PM

Is the shifter stuck and wont move or will is move all the way to the seat and forward to the dash?

If it is stuck it is most likely stuck in the shifting part. Its much easier to see how its stuck on the top. Just take the boot off and look and see where its stuck. Then where you see where its stuck just get rough with it and it will pop out eventually.

If it will go back and forth too far (seat to dash) the crawl under there and make sure the rectangular holes in the linkage are on the part of the rectangular part of the transmission.

07-10-2003, 09:07 PM	#1
speesh Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 318	help! floor shifter prob I am having a problem here.... I took off my shifter linkage and now I can't get it back together right. I have a 3 on the tree converted to a floor shift and I took the bolt out to put locktite on it because it keeps coming loose. Well, I must not have put it back on right because it wont shift now. I have tried taking it off and putting it on different ways but I can't get it right. The only thing I took off was the 2 links where it attaches to the tranny and a bolt goes through the middle. HELP! anyone got a picture or a clue for me? __________________ 57 suburban(sitting in the driveway), 2 69 C20 longbeds (sitting in the field ) and a 2003 8.1 Suburban Endeavor to persevere. "All of a sudden, I'm the old timer!" Some old timer on American Pickers.

07-10-2003, 11:32 PM	#3
jjk3 It's just a check engine lamp. Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 311	speesh--Did you drive the truck when it had the 3 on the tree? If so, did you ever lock it up when shifting from first to second? Does it feel like that, or something different? Who made the shifter? Hurst, etc.? If you can't figure it out, then try the manufacturer's help line. The first thing I might try would be to turn one of the linkage shafts on the tranny by hand, and make sure that one is in nuetral. Then do the same thing with the other linkage shaft. The connect the floor shifter back up. It's the only way you'll know that the tranny is in nuetral. Unless you can roll the truck. I know on the stock 3 on the tree setups the linkage shafts on the tranny are splined with little adjustable clamps on them. Make sure the clamps are tight and not just spinning on the linkage shafts. Good luck, and keep us posted. __________________ Active Inliner---bigchevy66 68 SWB Stepside 250 L6/3 on the floor/ Hedman headers, HEI, MSD 6A box, K&N filter, Offy intake and Edelbrock 600cfm 4 barrel Soon to have: WC T-5 five speed 66 SWB Stepside-undergoing restoration

07-10-2003, 11:33 PM	#4
Stano Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Mo Posts: 963	But don't crawl under to put in neutral until the E-brake is on and the wheels are chocked. Hard as heck to stop a truck when u are layin under it. I haven't ran a 3spd in the floor for years and I can't remember for sure how the linkage goes without one in front of me, and layin upside down in a wet parking lot with the buttholes in the mustang laughin cause I stuck my shifter and had to get out to fix it. What kind of shifter do you have? I had/have a Hurst Indy II I can look at for you if it would help. __________________ New daily driver 96 Chevy K3500 crew cab dually 53,000 miles 350 Vortec 4L80 Nice ride 67 Chevy C-10 LWB Built 350 TH-400 Wifes ride and family rig: 2001 Furd Expedition 5.4 Liter Kickin back in Rolla,Mo. USA "Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain" Mark Twain

07-10-2003, 11:43 PM	#6
Green72GMC Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Deville, Louisiana Posts: 293	Is the shifter stuck and wont move or will is move all the way to the seat and forward to the dash? If it is stuck it is most likely stuck in the shifting part. Its much easier to see how its stuck on the top. Just take the boot off and look and see where its stuck. Then where you see where its stuck just get rough with it and it will pop out eventually. If it will go back and forth too far (seat to dash) the crawl under there and make sure the rectangular holes in the linkage are on the part of the rectangular part of the transmission. __________________ 1972 GMC SWB, 305 powered 1980 diesel VW pickup, Needs a Heart Transplant 1997 Toyota Taco The Second Amendment is in place incase they ignore the others.

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07-10-2003, 10:48 PM	#2
1972ChevyGuy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kannapolis, NC Posts: 552	Crawl under there and make sure the tranny is in nuetral?

07-10-2003, 11:41 PM	#5
1972ChevyGuy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kannapolis, NC Posts: 552	I asked about the linkage a while back when I installed mine and somebody posted a good shot of thiers, but search is down will keep lookin for it though.



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