Re: Sticking shift linkage
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As I had noted in an earlier post, my sticking shift lever was cured with a generous dose of 50/50 ATF/acetone. Initially, no change, but after it sat for several days everything freed up. Works fine now, and I added a squirt of light oil in the hole to keep it working.
Posted on: 2013/4/26 14:51
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What are the numbers on the bottom lever?
Is this the top lever?
Posted on: 2013/4/26 14:55
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Re: Sticking shift linkage
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The top lever is 360419. Bottom is 360417. Those in my photo are 47 but without looking thru parts manuals couldn't say how many years used the same. The linkage hole in your lever looks much smaller than mine.
Posted on: 2013/4/26 15:08
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Re: Sticking shift linkage
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The 1948-54 parts books says that #360425 is the first and reverse (lower) shift lever for 22nd & 23rd Series with right hand drive.
Posted on: 2013/4/26 15:15
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Re: Sticking shift linkage
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The lever stamped 360425 is the 1st and reverse lever for right hand drive (RHD) vehicles. The parts book shows the application as 20th jr clippers, 21st, 22nd and 23rd series juniors.
Posted on: 2013/4/26 19:36
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Could someone post pictures of the LHD lever. I sold one and was told it worked just fine.
Posted on: 2013/4/28 16:46
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Here is 41-47 LHD Clippers and all 48-50. Note that these levers need a large bushing between the linkage and lever where the one you showed had a smaller hole so maybe did not.
Posted on: 2013/4/28 17:59
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So there I was at a car show and got in my 53 Clipper to leave after winning "Best in Class" trophy. All the sudden my shifter became very stiff and had trouble shifting through the gears and had 30 miles to drive home. Good thing there were not a lot of stop lights but the last 5 miles I limped home in 2nd gear. I jump on this site and learned about the lube hole on top of the shifting tube (something that I had never noticed before). In a quest to do good at the show I cleaned the engine compartment the day before the show and I guess some of the cleaner got into the hole and cause the shifting levers to gum up anyway I put some oil into the hole and in between the levers. I worked the shifter for just a few seconds an now it shifts as smooth as a babies butt. I was just wondering if the hole on the shifting tube should have a plug in it to keep trash and water out?
Posted on: 2013/6/2 13:06
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It's possible some cleaner ran inside. Some kind of covering wouldn't hurt but don't know if necessary now you know to be aware of it.
The oil has helped many and should be done periodically. The inner rod moves up and down about 1/2 inch to engage the levers. If the 53 is anything internally like the 47 shown above in post 1, about the only thing the cleaner could have done to mess things up was run into the black rubber antirattle bushing just above the silver pin socket at the end of rod and cause that bushing to swell or seize. IMO, a far better thing to do preventively along with oil in the hole is to look at the post 1 photos and apply oil between the levers and shaft in the areas pointed out by the black arrows. The bottom lever might have the benefit of a small amount of oil possibly running out the slot but the top lever has absolutely no lubrication other than what might run down from any applied or spilled around the hole. While they don't move up and down, the levers do have to rotate freely on the shaft so one can move while the other remains stationary. Don't have one to look at but suspect the overall arrangement on yours is very similar. I'd wonder if the cleaner had caused a problem in that area. As mentioned, these levers were rusted and seized so tightly on my car the casting inside for the chrome operator lever had been broken trying to move the frozen levers.
Posted on: 2013/6/2 13:32
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