Re: Transmission Linkage for 38 Transmission

Posted by HH56 On 2014/12/14 10:52:03

Is there any sign of a roller bearing being used or is there wear marks or signs of the lever directly riding on the pivot? Almost all of the later cars had a bearing over the pivot. The hole in the lever assy was beveled on the outer edges with just the center sized for the OD of the bearing.

Not exactly sure how the early cars had the pedals mounted. The engine side can rock and unless the entire pedal assy is bolted and able to move with the engine, if the frame side is fixed there needs to be a bit of give somewhere. On later cars that is provided by the bevels allowing the lever to twist slightly on the bearing.

If the pivot pin is roughly 5/8 dia then it most likely had a bearing. The lever on my car has a hole for a 13/16 OD bearing.