Re: 1941 transmission shifting problems

Posted by Tim Cole On 2012/6/21 19:31:17

GeeWhiz:

Years and years ago Captain Baldridge had his 1942 Packard 180 Formal Sedan converted to overdrive. Boy was that a problem!

There is an endplay specification for cars equipped with overdrive using selective snap rings and a washer. Nobody but the Packard dealer is going to have a drawer full of that stuff.

I'll bet that's the problem here because when the car is in straight stick shift mode the opposing force is holding the main shaft forward.

Hope this helps.