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Re: [oletrucks] 49 3100 shifter problem

To: TomGreer@aol.com
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 49 3100 shifter problem
From: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 07:48:36 -0500
Have you tried putting both  arms in neutral, then try shifting? You could  have
inadvertently knocked linkage when tightening bolts.

Grant 50 3100

TomGreer@aol.com wrote:

> after tightening two VERY loose 3/4" bolts between the trans bellhousing and
> engine, my NEW '49 doesn't shift  - stuck in 1st gear (drives fine in first).
> I can grab the upper arm from the shifter box and move it up and down (sounds
> like it engages into gear), but the lower arm doesn't move at all... is this a
> coincidence, or ???
>
> It shifted fine before I tightened the bolts...
>
> PLEASE HELP!!!
>
> Tom '49 delux cab
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959




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