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Tx Firefighter · 12-19-2003, 01:49 AM

He ya go man.

I spent several hours welding up the slop and remachining the parts. It was wore out.

skokie · 12-19-2003, 02:01 AM

Thanks much. But as usual I got questions. What is the grey piece?
That black piece is mounted to the truck.

Am I missing something?

BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 · 12-19-2003, 02:05 AM

It's hooked to the rod in your pic.

skokie · 12-19-2003, 02:08 AM

Boy do I feel like a jackass!!! BTW how you been black and blue havent seen you in a while.

skokie · 12-19-2003, 02:09 AM

Hey before I forget again what goes in that hole I circled?

Tx Firefighter · 12-19-2003, 02:12 AM

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain!

BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 · 12-19-2003, 02:20 AM

I've been around!

^^^^ Excellent answer Tx Firefighter!!! skokie, you got that truck goin' yet?

skokie · 12-19-2003, 02:20 AM

Tx Firefighter thanks a bunch. Looks like all I am missing is a nut and washer to attach the piece to the tranny. BTW what does the field goal

have a bolt that locks it down or a clip?

Thanks

Tx Firefighter · 12-19-2003, 02:21 AM

Let me conjure up another picture.

skokie · 12-19-2003, 02:27 AM

Black and Blue its running. I had to put in a new intake. Tx Firefighther walked me through that. It is running I am just fine tuning it. I got the day off tomorrow so guess what I will be doing

BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 · 12-19-2003, 02:33 AM

Glad to hear it!!

Tx Firefighter · 12-19-2003, 02:35 AM

Here's how I do it. It's not exactly what the manual calls for, but it works very well.

I always piece this junk together from wherever, so I have to make do. The spring is just a garage bolt can special. I worked on LLV trucks for the post office (little square right-hand drive buggers that deliver your mail) and this is how they were setup. Except right hand side of tranny rather than left like normal.

skokie · 12-19-2003, 02:38 AM

So it looks like I need a spring and a clip. What kind of spring is that? Can I get it from any old parts or hardware store? How about the clip, is there a specific name for it?

Thanks again

Tx Firefighter · 12-19-2003, 02:41 AM

I dunno about the spring. I have coffee cans full of springs that I root through.

The clip is commonly referred to as a Jesus clip. You could use a cotter pin just as easy though (or a piece of wire, or a bread tie, or one of your wife's hair pins......).

BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 · 12-19-2003, 02:55 AM

Here is GM's pic of that spring and retainer

BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 · 12-19-2003, 02:59 AM

Mine on the '72 is setup like in Tx Firefighter's pic with the big spring, and I have had no trouble with it. The one in the pic I posted is the actual way GM did it for '72. Although I like the way mine is better.

skokie · 12-19-2003, 03:31 AM

Black and blue what book did you pull that from? I think its time I bought a 68 service manual.

BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 · 12-19-2003, 01:10 PM

It is out of a GM parts manual. Unfortunitely I no longer have this manual only this one page that I had copied off along time ago, I lost the book due to a house fire back in '95, and I had this page in my glovebox in my truck so I could find the parts I needed to fix it.

But the Factory Service manuals are a great help also, that's what I have for my '72.

skokie · 12-19-2003, 09:13 PM

I took the linkage to a company that does media blasting and 25$ later the pieces look great. I gave them a couple layers of paint and 30 mins laters we have a original factory linkage installed. BTW the spring that I needed I found taped to the truck next to the frame bar. Tranny is shifting fine. Next stop installing the kickdown switch.

BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 · 12-20-2003, 03:34 PM

Excellent, Glad to hear it!!

12-19-2003, 01:49 AM	#1
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Skokie, this is urine...er....yours. He ya go man. I spent several hours welding up the slop and remachining the parts. It was wore out. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

12-19-2003, 02:01 AM	#2
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,334	Thanks much. But as usual I got questions. What is the grey piece? That black piece is mounted to the truck. Am I missing something? Attached Images

12-19-2003, 02:05 AM	#3
BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 Firefighter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Yellville, Ar, USA Posts: 1,943	It's hooked to the rod in your pic. __________________ '72 Chevy SWB 350 Auto '67 GMC LWB 350 4 speed '70 Chevy 4x4 Stepside 350 Auto Yellville, Ar. USA

12-19-2003, 02:09 AM	#5
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,334	Hey before I forget again what goes in that hole I circled? Attached Images

12-19-2003, 02:12 AM	#6
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain! __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

12-19-2003, 02:08 AM	#4
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,334	Boy do I feel like a jackass!!! BTW how you been black and blue havent seen you in a while.

12-19-2003, 02:20 AM	#7
BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 Firefighter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Yellville, Ar, USA Posts: 1,943	I've been around! ^^^^ Excellent answer Tx Firefighter!!! skokie, you got that truck goin' yet? __________________ '72 Chevy SWB 350 Auto '67 GMC LWB 350 4 speed '70 Chevy 4x4 Stepside 350 Auto Yellville, Ar. USA

12-19-2003, 02:21 AM	#9
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Let me conjure up another picture. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

12-19-2003, 02:27 AM	#10
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,334	Black and Blue its running. I had to put in a new intake. Tx Firefighther walked me through that. It is running I am just fine tuning it. I got the day off tomorrow so guess what I will be doing Last edited by skokie; 12-19-2003 at 02:34 AM.

12-19-2003, 02:33 AM	#11
BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 Firefighter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Yellville, Ar, USA Posts: 1,943	Glad to hear it!! __________________ '72 Chevy SWB 350 Auto '67 GMC LWB 350 4 speed '70 Chevy 4x4 Stepside 350 Auto Yellville, Ar. USA

12-19-2003, 02:35 AM	#12
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Here's how I do it. It's not exactly what the manual calls for, but it works very well. I always piece this junk together from wherever, so I have to make do. The spring is just a garage bolt can special. I worked on LLV trucks for the post office (little square right-hand drive buggers that deliver your mail) and this is how they were setup. Except right hand side of tranny rather than left like normal.

12-19-2003, 02:38 AM	#13
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,334	So it looks like I need a spring and a clip. What kind of spring is that? Can I get it from any old parts or hardware store? How about the clip, is there a specific name for it? Thanks again __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

12-19-2003, 02:41 AM	#14
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	I dunno about the spring. I have coffee cans full of springs that I root through. The clip is commonly referred to as a Jesus clip. You could use a cotter pin just as easy though (or a piece of wire, or a bread tie, or one of your wife's hair pins......). __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

12-19-2003, 02:55 AM	#15
BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 Firefighter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Yellville, Ar, USA Posts: 1,943	Here is GM's pic of that spring and retainer Attached Images __________________ '72 Chevy SWB 350 Auto '67 GMC LWB 350 4 speed '70 Chevy 4x4 Stepside 350 Auto Yellville, Ar. USA

12-19-2003, 02:59 AM	#16
BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 Firefighter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Yellville, Ar, USA Posts: 1,943	Mine on the '72 is setup like in Tx Firefighter's pic with the big spring, and I have had no trouble with it. The one in the pic I posted is the actual way GM did it for '72. Although I like the way mine is better. __________________ '72 Chevy SWB 350 Auto '67 GMC LWB 350 4 speed '70 Chevy 4x4 Stepside 350 Auto Yellville, Ar. USA



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12-19-2003, 03:31 AM	#17
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,334	Black and blue what book did you pull that from? I think its time I bought a 68 service manual.

12-19-2003, 01:10 PM	#18
BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 Firefighter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Yellville, Ar, USA Posts: 1,943	It is out of a GM parts manual. Unfortunitely I no longer have this manual only this one page that I had copied off along time ago, I lost the book due to a house fire back in '95, and I had this page in my glovebox in my truck so I could find the parts I needed to fix it. But the Factory Service manuals are a great help also, that's what I have for my '72. __________________ '72 Chevy SWB 350 Auto '67 GMC LWB 350 4 speed '70 Chevy 4x4 Stepside 350 Auto Yellville, Ar. USA

12-19-2003, 09:13 PM	#19
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,334	Update Time: I took the linkage to a company that does media blasting and 25$ later the pieces look great. I gave them a couple layers of paint and 30 mins laters we have a original factory linkage installed. BTW the spring that I needed I found taped to the truck next to the frame bar. Tranny is shifting fine. Next stop installing the kickdown switch.

12-20-2003, 03:34 PM	#20
BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 Firefighter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Yellville, Ar, USA Posts: 1,943	Excellent, Glad to hear it!! __________________ '72 Chevy SWB 350 Auto '67 GMC LWB 350 4 speed '70 Chevy 4x4 Stepside 350 Auto Yellville, Ar. USA

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