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Midd_Knight
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Feb 25, 2008, 7:24 PM

Post #1 of 4 (1722 views)
Standard Tran. Jammed Shifter Sign In

I have an older 87 chevy truck double cab with a standard 3-speed tranny. Yesterday when I pulled up home, I pulled it out of gear and stopped, turned off the truck and went to put it back into gear just as I always do. But this time the shifter was jammed?

It just seems locked up, as if it's in gear. But the truck just rolls when you release the breaks. I restarted, held in the clutch & break and tried to put it back into gear with out luck. I left it where it has sat and haven't tried much else other than some research online with no luck there as well. There is a small amount of play on the shifter, but very little.

Any ideas what I can do?


(This post was edited by Midd_Knight on Feb 25, 2008, 7:25 PM)


Tom Greenleaf
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Feb 26, 2008, 11:25 AM

Post #2 of 4 (1716 views)
Re: Standard Tran. Jammed Shifter Sign In

Could this still be a "three on the tree" type shifter? If so - go underhood and pull up on the bar that has dropped and you will go again AND it will happen again! That was common on many WAY BACK when and some I used to put a spring on them to prevent that from falling, not too strong and not to weak and I never did do more than that for the fix on some old wrecks that were old in the 60s and 70s !!

T



Double J
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Feb 26, 2008, 1:49 PM

Post #3 of 4 (1713 views)
Re: Standard Tran. Jammed Shifter Sign In

YUP.....

IF its a "3 on the tree" it's common...had many do the same thing....


way2old
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Feb 26, 2008, 4:44 PM

Post #4 of 4 (1710 views)
Re: Standard Tran. Jammed Shifter Sign In

Not many did it Jim. ALL of them did it.



Being way2old is why I need help from younger minds






 
 
 






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