Shifter clearance problem with Muncie 4 spd and bench seat - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

JIM1009 · 07-27-2014, 01:43 PM

Having clearance problem with Hurst shifter made for bench seat in my C10 truck. Shift handle hits the bottom seat rail for 2nd and 4th gear. The only solution I can see at this point to to move the seat back or raise it up. Was wondering if anyone else has had this problem and what they did to fix the problem. Thanks, Jim

Greg63 · 07-27-2014, 05:07 PM

What shifter do you have?
I had an M21 in my '63 for 20+ years with a Hurst Competition Plus shifter and a pickup truck shifter bar.
I pivoted the mounting plate for the shifter on the tailstock of the transmission as far forward as I could and bolted the shifter body on. Once all the rods were adjusted and the shifter bar installed I had an inch or so of clearance between the bottom rail of my seat and the shifter in 2nd and 4th - but I had to always have the seat pushed all the way back (which is no big deal as I am 6' tall)
Greg.

66Submarine · 07-27-2014, 05:13 PM

Yeah, my father's truck has the Comp. Plus with the '55-'57 car shifter lever, too. With me/him also being six feet tall I have never seen a need to move the seat forward from all the way back position. Is your seat all the way back or adjusted forward?

markeb01 · 07-27-2014, 05:23 PM

You might find relief by using this handle, with or without some fabricated adapter(s) to attach it directly to the shifter:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/huu-5388620

66Submarine · 07-27-2014, 05:25 PM

Yep, that's the one I have. Supposed to be for a '55-'57 car IIRC.

cortcomp · 07-27-2014, 06:22 PM

if you look at that shifter and lay your standard hurst comp shifter over it, you'll see the shifter ball lands in the same place on both shifters, it only helps if the shaft of the shifter is hitting the seat, but for me, that'd have to be a tall shifter. I tweaked an offset shifter forward some for perfection, and made a shifter bracket to move the shifter up and forward, you can see it near the end of my build thread. It's an np440, but pretty close.

JIM1009 · 07-28-2014, 09:03 PM

I ended up moving the seat back about 3/4 inch and all is well now with seat adjusted all the way back. thanks guys JIM

07-27-2014, 01:43 PM	#1
JIM1009 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: LORAIN, OHIO Posts: 6	Shifter clearance problem with Muncie 4 spd and bench seat Having clearance problem with Hurst shifter made for bench seat in my C10 truck. Shift handle hits the bottom seat rail for 2nd and 4th gear. The only solution I can see at this point to to move the seat back or raise it up. Was wondering if anyone else has had this problem and what they did to fix the problem. Thanks, Jim

07-27-2014, 05:07 PM	#2
Greg63 Enjoy your truck Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,066	Re: Shifter clearance problem with Muncie 4 spd and bench seat What shifter do you have? I had an M21 in my '63 for 20+ years with a Hurst Competition Plus shifter and a pickup truck shifter bar. I pivoted the mounting plate for the shifter on the tailstock of the transmission as far forward as I could and bolted the shifter body on. Once all the rods were adjusted and the shifter bar installed I had an inch or so of clearance between the bottom rail of my seat and the shifter in 2nd and 4th - but I had to always have the seat pushed all the way back (which is no big deal as I am 6' tall) Greg. __________________ 1 Corinthians 10:13 1963 Chevrolet 1/2 ton 2010 Camaro SS/RS 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2016 Jeep Cherokee

07-27-2014, 05:13 PM	#3
66Submarine Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Dallas, GA Posts: 1,497	Re: Shifter clearance problem with Muncie 4 spd and bench seat Yeah, my father's truck has the Comp. Plus with the '55-'57 car shifter lever, too. With me/him also being six feet tall I have never seen a need to move the seat forward from all the way back position. Is your seat all the way back or adjusted forward? __________________ 1965 C30 pickup 350/SM420/4.10's (daily driver) thread 1968 Impala 4 door sedan (future driver project) thread

07-27-2014, 05:23 PM	#4
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: Shifter clearance problem with Muncie 4 spd and bench seat You might find relief by using this handle, with or without some fabricated adapter(s) to attach it directly to the shifter: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/huu-5388620 __________________ My Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444502

07-27-2014, 05:25 PM	#5
66Submarine Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Dallas, GA Posts: 1,497	Re: Shifter clearance problem with Muncie 4 spd and bench seat Yep, that's the one I have. Supposed to be for a '55-'57 car IIRC. __________________ 1965 C30 pickup 350/SM420/4.10's (daily driver) thread 1968 Impala 4 door sedan (future driver project) thread

07-27-2014, 06:22 PM	#6
cortcomp Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: cortland, oh Posts: 792	Re: Shifter clearance problem with Muncie 4 spd and bench seat if you look at that shifter and lay your standard hurst comp shifter over it, you'll see the shifter ball lands in the same place on both shifters, it only helps if the shaft of the shifter is hitting the seat, but for me, that'd have to be a tall shifter. I tweaked an offset shifter forward some for perfection, and made a shifter bracket to move the shifter up and forward, you can see it near the end of my build thread. It's an np440, but pretty close. __________________ Project "i'm just going to clean up the interior and the engine bay": http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=550931

07-28-2014, 09:03 PM	#7
JIM1009 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: LORAIN, OHIO Posts: 6	Re: Shifter clearance problem with Muncie 4 spd and bench seat I ended up moving the seat back about 3/4 inch and all is well now with seat adjusted all the way back. thanks guys JIM



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