Re: Shift linkage
Posted by HH56 On 2014/5/18 23:31:35
Here is the procedure for an earlier model. Your car has the same setup except there is no stamped plate with the hole at the end of the levers. The lever positions depend on where the operator lever is positioned instead of a fixed reference. Do a bit of lubrication first though which kind of messes with the sequence.
When you lubricate the levers on steering column, pay particular attention to the top 2-3 lever. The levers have to be very free to rotate on the shift tube and there is no direct provision for any lubrication. Both levers but particularly that top lever have been known to corrode and all but seize to the shift rod. There is a small hole on the side of the shift tube which gets a few drops of oil. That can run down and a drop or two will come out a slot in the tube to help the lower R-1 lever but nothing for the top except what misses the hole.
Place a few drops of oil at the top of lever so it runs down into the space around the tube. The shift tongue is normally in the top lever so it will be locked to the operator lever. When you disconnect the rods for the adjustment, before locking the levers together with the pin check the bottom lever rotation and then have someone pull back the operator lever to the first/reverse position to engage the tongue in the lower lever and make sure the top lever is also free.
Once levers are free to rotate, to adjust you disconnect the two short rods with turnbuckles from the levers at steering column then insert the pin thru the hole in levers so they are locked together. The gearshift lever should be positioned in the center or neutral position at steering wheel. Once the levers are locked together make sure the transmission itself is in neutral and then adjust the turnbuckles so the rod ends will slip back into the levers on steering column
Attach file:
(61.44 KB)
When you lubricate the levers on steering column, pay particular attention to the top 2-3 lever. The levers have to be very free to rotate on the shift tube and there is no direct provision for any lubrication. Both levers but particularly that top lever have been known to corrode and all but seize to the shift rod. There is a small hole on the side of the shift tube which gets a few drops of oil. That can run down and a drop or two will come out a slot in the tube to help the lower R-1 lever but nothing for the top except what misses the hole.
Place a few drops of oil at the top of lever so it runs down into the space around the tube. The shift tongue is normally in the top lever so it will be locked to the operator lever. When you disconnect the rods for the adjustment, before locking the levers together with the pin check the bottom lever rotation and then have someone pull back the operator lever to the first/reverse position to engage the tongue in the lower lever and make sure the top lever is also free.
Once levers are free to rotate, to adjust you disconnect the two short rods with turnbuckles from the levers at steering column then insert the pin thru the hole in levers so they are locked together. The gearshift lever should be positioned in the center or neutral position at steering wheel. Once the levers are locked together make sure the transmission itself is in neutral and then adjust the turnbuckles so the rod ends will slip back into the levers on steering column
Attach file:
(61.44 KB)This Post was from: https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=144387