Help with shifting problem
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Help with shifting problem
I have a 1968 F-100 six cylinder with three speed manual transmission and I cannot shift into second or third. The column shifter is very loose and travel is considerable. I can get first and reverse without any problem. This is my first truck and someone told me I have a bad clutch, but he is not an old Ford truck person.
Thanks, in advance for your help.
Thanks, in advance for your help.
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Fist I would say use a title that helps describe your problem. What do your cab mounts look like? Shift tube in the column is good for the tab breaking off. You are dealing with a 40 yr old truck. It could be a multitude of things. If your cab mounts are rotted out that is your first place to start.
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Fist I would say use a title that helps describe your problem. What do your cab mounts look like? Shift tube in the column is good for the tab breaking off. You are dealing with a 40 yr old truck. It could be a multitude of things. If your cab mounts are rotted out that is your first place to start.
The cab mounts are fine. Where is the tab located?
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"Sweated" onto the shift tube (sweated: similar to how front sights are attached to pistols/rifles).
The shift collar slips onto the shift tube, the rectangular shaped tab keeps it in place. If it has fallen off (a somewhat common occurrence), it's located down inside the column.
It can be welded back on, but the column will have to be disassembled to remove the shift tube.
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On the bottom of the steering column under the hood are the two manual control selector levers that the shift rods from the trans attach to.
In each one of these levers is a rubber bushing and insulator. The bushings age crack/disintigrate, the shift lever binds up between 1st and 2nd.
C5TZ-7343-A .. Bushing & Insulator Kit (kit does both levers) / 1965/72 F100/250 3 M/T / Obsolete
JOE HAYWARD FORD in Dallas OR has 1 = 503-623-8361.
TOWER MOTOR CO. in Coos Bay OR has 1 = 541-269-5062.
TIMBERLINE AUTO CENTER in Libby MT has 2 = 406-293-4128.
GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has 9 = 800-543-4959.
PARTS INTERNATIONAL in Farmers Branch TX has 30 = 888-727-0418.
CARPENTER NOS OBSOLETE PARTS in Concord NC has 3,066 (!) = 800-476-9653.
The shift collar slips onto the shift tube, the rectangular shaped tab keeps it in place. If it has fallen off (a somewhat common occurrence), it's located down inside the column.
It can be welded back on, but the column will have to be disassembled to remove the shift tube.
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On the bottom of the steering column under the hood are the two manual control selector levers that the shift rods from the trans attach to.
In each one of these levers is a rubber bushing and insulator. The bushings age crack/disintigrate, the shift lever binds up between 1st and 2nd.
C5TZ-7343-A .. Bushing & Insulator Kit (kit does both levers) / 1965/72 F100/250 3 M/T / Obsolete
JOE HAYWARD FORD in Dallas OR has 1 = 503-623-8361.
TOWER MOTOR CO. in Coos Bay OR has 1 = 541-269-5062.
TIMBERLINE AUTO CENTER in Libby MT has 2 = 406-293-4128.
GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has 9 = 800-543-4959.
PARTS INTERNATIONAL in Farmers Branch TX has 30 = 888-727-0418.
CARPENTER NOS OBSOLETE PARTS in Concord NC has 3,066 (!) = 800-476-9653.
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One selector lever is used for 1st & reverse, t'other is used for 2nd & 3rd. You can shift from 1st to reverse and vice versa, but you cannot shift into 2nd.
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The shift lever is not binding and the rubber at the base of the column seems to be fine. The problem I have is that I cannot get the transmission to go into 1st or 3rd. I can drive it in reverse and in 2nd, but it will not go into 1st or 3rd. The shifter will move to the right positions but the gears do not engage.
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