Re: Stuck Transmission Gearshift Shaft - 1950 Deluxe

Posted by Donald Booth On 2020/8/16 21:27:04

Thanks one and all.

Does it seem logical that corrosion can move that quickly, ie within a couple of weeks go from shifting just fine to shifting from 1st to 2nd with difficulty (2nd to 3rd was fine) to no shifting to 2nd or 3rd at all? My concern is there might be something more going on there.

I'll polish the shaft above to top lever and keep working on trying to move the lever up with more penetrating oil and some more "gentle taps." But as solid as the two pieces seem to be mated together, I'll also read up on removing the entire assembly from the car. BTW, just how much abuse can the shaft take? I'm assuming I should stay away from vice grips and pipe wrenches.

If I have to remove the shifter shaft assembly, is it possible to pull out only the shifter shaft or does the steering column have to come out, as well?

Apologies for putting my question in the Sr category instead of the Jr. I've since added it to Jr. as well, but didn't want to delete the original Sr entry for fear of losing the responses.