Re: Sticking shift linkage

Posted by HH56 On 2014/7/11 17:55:16

Center position is neutral. There are two reg trans for 41-7 Clippers and 2 with OD. Difference appears to be engine size. Different cover plates for prewar EC trans and that would be because of a switch used on prewar ECs.

3.346 Front Levers are the same for all Clipper body style based trans 41-50. 3.347 Rear levers same 41-47 but different for 48-50. That may be the issue. Don't know what the difference might be but possibly if you are using your old levers there was a compensating adjustment the the newer levers somewhere else.

If it's any help, measuring my trans in neutral from rear surface of bellhousing straight back to approx center of rear lever rod hole is 8 1/2". Going between rods is somewhat less accurate because of the cross member but measuring from lever to lever holes, it's a slight diagonal but distance would appear to be very close to 6 3/4".

22-23 series gets interesting because there are 4 trans with OD and 4 without OD for those years and does not appear to be any part number of assys the same as earlier-- even cover plates and trans cases are different. Engine size would be one thing but what the other differences are to need 4 trans is not obvious.

There is also a special listing for an EC trans for a 23rd series junior only. The only reason I can think of would be the adapter plate for the governor since the switches used with EC on the cover plates with prewar trans were eliminated by 21st series. There doesn't appear to be an EC only listing for 22nd and 21st series. Maybe OD was mandatory with EC those years or an oversight in manual.