Gear selector stuck

Posted by 56Clippers On 2017/4/28 18:38:33

The Ultramatic gear selector on my 56 Clipper Deluxe is stuck in park.

The problem is in the steering column as the linkage is disconnected at the lower lever of the column. The selector lever will not pull back to move from the park position. There is a little movement forward. The lever will move back and forth within the park position.

From the parts diagram, it looks like the selector lever pushes down on the inner tube which has a spring, 3.3297, at the end. In that case it could be that the old grease introduced in the lower lever, 3.3276, is hard and is keeping the inner tube from moving down.

Has anyone had this problem?

Thanks