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Mustard Mobile · 07-22-2003, 01:29 AM

Hello all,
Since I cant do the search option I will make a posting. I have done the stick shift removal before but it has been too many years. As I remember you press down the center cap and turn to unlock. Then you place the stick shift halfway between neutral and reverse and pull up? Is this correct?

Thank you.
andy

hjalbert · 07-22-2003, 02:37 AM

its only been months since i did mine and i have allready forgot, but i thought first you had to remove a nut or an allen screw on the side of the housing first? i think

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 07-22-2003, 05:18 AM

If you're just pulling the shift stick.. you only have to press down and turn the cap about 45 degrees clockwise -- I think -- using tool J-@#$% [I made one by cutting a 5/8" slot in a short piece of 2x4 wood] ..then the stick should lift right up. There is a half-ball and spring underneath that come out too.
If you're pulling the turret plate (top) off the tranny ... then you need to be almost in Reverse to get it off. The top plate has to come off only if you are pulling the engine and trans as a one-piece unit.

Mustard Mobile · 07-23-2003, 01:12 AM

Thanks for the replys. I know the last time I did not use any special tools. I will give it a try unless anyone else has any other recomendations.

07-22-2003, 01:29 AM	#1
Mustard Mobile Former Evolutionist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Prineville Oregon Posts: 68	SM 465 stick shift removal Hello all, Since I cant do the search option I will make a posting. I have done the stick shift removal before but it has been too many years. As I remember you press down the center cap and turn to unlock. Then you place the stick shift halfway between neutral and reverse and pull up? Is this correct? Thank you. andy __________________ Current project- 71 3/4 Ton 4x4 Future Project- 1948 fleetline electric conversion

07-22-2003, 02:37 AM	#2
hjalbert cracker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 1,021	its only been months since i did mine and i have allready forgot, but i thought first you had to remove a nut or an allen screw on the side of the housing first? i think __________________ FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB Harry John Albert III located in Phoenix, AZ 1972 GMC JIMMY, 1969 lwb Chevy Frame, 1999 bmw k1200 ltc 1992 Kawasaki concours 1991 bmw k75 1973 cortez motorhome

07-23-2003, 01:12 AM	#4
Mustard Mobile Former Evolutionist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Prineville Oregon Posts: 68	Thanks for the replys. I know the last time I did not use any special tools. I will give it a try unless anyone else has any other recomendations. __________________ Current project- 71 3/4 Ton 4x4 Future Project- 1948 fleetline electric conversion

07-22-2003, 05:18 AM	#3
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,513	If you're just pulling the shift stick.. you only have to press down and turn the cap about 45 degrees clockwise -- I think -- using tool J-@#$% [I made one by cutting a 5/8" slot in a short piece of 2x4 wood] ..then the stick should lift right up. There is a half-ball and spring underneath that come out too. If you're pulling the turret plate (top) off the tranny ... then you need to be almost in Reverse to get it off. The top plate has to come off only if you are pulling the engine and trans as a one-piece unit.



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