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62lwbc10 · 03-29-2013, 08:28 PM

Orrie did a nice job of describing the pattern. I have found each truck has a sweet spot and you have to learn to finesse the shifter a bit when changing gears. I had a 62 that was a real bear to shift and it would often get jammed. Id have to pull over, pop the hood and grab the shifter rods and pull them back into neutral and get in a try again. After a while, I learned how to adjust them and lube them up properly. After that I never had a problem again. I think the column shifter mechanisms on the older trucks are much more robust than the 60-66 series.

03-29-2013, 08:28 PM	#7
62lwbc10 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 394	Re: 3 Speed on the Column Orrie did a nice job of describing the pattern. I have found each truck has a sweet spot and you have to learn to finesse the shifter a bit when changing gears. I had a 62 that was a real bear to shift and it would often get jammed. Id have to pull over, pop the hood and grab the shifter rods and pull them back into neutral and get in a try again. After a while, I learned how to adjust them and lube them up properly. After that I never had a problem again. I think the column shifter mechanisms on the older trucks are much more robust than the 60-66 series.