41 transmission jumping out of 1st gear

Posted by CORSASEVEN On 2015/3/14 19:47:49

My 41 will not stay in first gear when starting out. I have to hold the shifter down in order to move the car. The shifter barely moves down out of neutral into 1st gear, reverse seats nicely in gear. I have checked to see if the lever on the transmission would move any further into 1st gear with the linkage off but it would not. I am assuming that the transmission has internal issues. At this point I don't feel like external adjustments will correct this. Any ideas ? I find my 37 Packard transmission to be superior to the 41's