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ORIN'S 50 REBUILD !!!!
Cranman:
I've used the old shift linkage on chev powerglide autos. The direction is no problem if you put a bell crank back near the tranny. The bell crank can have holes about an inch apart that allows you to adjust the distance of travel to complete the shift. BUT it is nice to make a detent at the shift lever for more positive gear selection and prevent the shifter being hit inadvertenly into reverse or park. Sask power machines used a motorhome shifter on the dash and a cable set up to the 727 trans and I really liked that. Your neutral (well park actually) safety switch can go at the bellcrank or at the tranny. You can use any push buttton momentary switch but I like an old starter pushbutton as they are rugged.
grfishmaker:
Thanks for the information Cranman, I appreciate your advise. Also good to hear from you again, I guess that means winter is coming. ha ha
I will definetly have to change something on my linkage as it is too touchy on any movement on the shifter (even a bit dangerous). Also, the way mine is set up I have to remind myself to think backwards (kind of like The Old Trucker). I will get at that sometime this winter once I get most of the major work done to the body and tracks.
Thanks again.
orin:
I have it hooked up to the old shifter, it shifts the right way but it is touchy. I notice all the woodies with fords shift the right way, but the steel ones here all shift backwards with fords or dodges.
the old trucker:
--- Quote from: orin on October 23, 2009, 06:58:21 pm ---I have it hooked up to the old shifter, it shifts the right way but it is touchy. I notice all the woodies with fords shift the right way, but the steel ones here all shift backwards with fords or dodges.
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Orin, that's because WOODYS HAVE CLASS !!!!!
Orin maybe with a little adjustment you'll fix that problem. Ohh please take a pic or two of the way you got her hooked up & send them to Grfishmaker. He got me drove crazy asking about it. Hey flatlander if you can dish it out you better be able to take it .. Ha Ha Ha
orin:
I don't mind the shifting, i guess i'm used to it. It would be nice though to have something to at least mark where the gears are so when someone else uses it they have an idea.
GR. a bell crank ( i looked up the meaning cause i had no idea what that was) will fix your shifter, i would put it on the pipe that goes across right behind the diff. I had to make one for the throttle and that's where i put it. (imagine my suprize when i found out the little thing i made out of a bolt and piece of flat iron has a name!)
I should have most of my hard wood frame done tomorrow, I HOPE! Can't find the camera to take pics, i'll look for it again first thing in the morning... :o
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