‘66 F100 shifting issues....
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‘66 F100 shifting issues....
So on my F100 3 on a Tree, 1st and reverse work fine. But it won’t engage 2nd or 3rd. Nothing’s binding up. However when you manually move the linkages the transmission and shifter move. But when using the shifter it doesn’t...
what could be the problem and the solution. No place I’ve looked has new shifter tubes in stock and many are discontinued. So hopefully it’s something I can fix on my own?
Please help... much abliged
what could be the problem and the solution. No place I’ve looked has new shifter tubes in stock and many are discontinued. So hopefully it’s something I can fix on my own?
Please help... much abliged
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There are 2 rubber bushings and insulators on the selector levers at the bottom of the steering column.
The bushings harden, crack apart, the shift lever binds up between first and second.
C5TZ-7343-A .. Bushing & Insulator Kit / Obsolete
1965/72 F100/250 with 3 speed M/T
MUSTANG'S ETC in Van Nuys CA has 2 = 818-787-7634.
GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has 4 = 800-543-4959.
CARPENTER NOS OBSOLETE PARTS in Concord NC has 2,066 = 800-476-9653.
The bushings harden, crack apart, the shift lever binds up between first and second.
C5TZ-7343-A .. Bushing & Insulator Kit / Obsolete
1965/72 F100/250 with 3 speed M/T
MUSTANG'S ETC in Van Nuys CA has 2 = 818-787-7634.
GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has 4 = 800-543-4959.
CARPENTER NOS OBSOLETE PARTS in Concord NC has 2,066 = 800-476-9653.
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There are 2 rubber bushings and insulators on the selector levers at the bottom of the steering column.
The bushings harden, crack apart, the shift lever binds up between first and second.
C5TZ-7343-A .. Bushing & Insulator Kit / Obsolete
1965/72 F100/250 with 3 speed M/T
MUSTANG'S ETC in Van Nuys CA has 2 = 818-787-7634.
GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has 4 = 800-543-4959.
CARPENTER NOS OBSOLETE PARTS in Concord NC has 2,066 = 800-476-9653.
The bushings harden, crack apart, the shift lever binds up between first and second.
C5TZ-7343-A .. Bushing & Insulator Kit / Obsolete
1965/72 F100/250 with 3 speed M/T
MUSTANG'S ETC in Van Nuys CA has 2 = 818-787-7634.
GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has 4 = 800-543-4959.
CARPENTER NOS OBSOLETE PARTS in Concord NC has 2,066 = 800-476-9653.
Any tips on replacing them? Seems fairly straight forward
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From: tucson
I had a similar problem on my truck. With mine, a PO had used the wrong retainers on the ends that lock the rods to the levers on the side of the transmission. This caused the joint to be loose and move with out changing gears when shifting. Some times I could jamb things up which required getting out of the truck and pulling on one of the shift rods to free things up.
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john
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FIGURED IT OUT
So the spring inside the steering column was a little too weak and the cone bushing wasn’t seating correctly. So to fix it I happened to have a 1/8” thick washer that was the same size and it fixed it.
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