#1 PO mod.
#2 Go in thru the shifter opening in the tunnel with a big channel-lock and
undo the knurled lock ring.
#3 This one's awkward. You slip a box-end wrench into the tunnel from above and
slip it onto the nut on the bottom of the shift lever. Then rotate the lever
until it jams the wrench against the side of the tunnel. Put an open-end wrench
on the flats at the base of the shift lever and undo it from the nut.
Tim <tputland@charter.net> wrote:
>I am pulling the engine from my 70 2000 to do the clutch and have found
>or run into some issues. I need to do this as cheap as possible as this
>car's body and frame are shot: full of bondo and rust BIG TIME. I only
>replace the clutch as the engine seems strong and I want to keep it
>running as best I can in the Rusty Bondo Queen until I get a suitable
>donor body. Anyway....
>
>First, the tranny cross member and mount:
>
>One of the tranny mount bolts was spinning and requird me to get a
>wrench on to hold the top of the bolt so I could remove the nut. Is this
>mount now trashed and in need of being replaced? Or will I be ok here?
>
>On the cross member: the three bolts on the passenger side were 1/2"
>head and an inch long. The driver's side bolts were 9/16" heads and and
>inch and a half long. Is this simply a result of the PO changing bolts?
>Or are these bolts like this for a reason?
>
>Also, HOW THE H*LL do I get the speed cable off the tranny? No way I can
>get my hand (I wear a size 17 wedding ring so you can probably tell my
>hands are rather large) in there from the bottom. I migh be able to get
>my hand to it from above, but, that leads me to this:
>
>Another "HOW THE H*LL" do I get the nut off the bottom of the shift
>lever? I can't get my hand in the hole to get to that nut either.
>
>Almost ready to attach the hoist though. So very close!
>
>Thanks
>
>tim
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