My 68 was originally a 3 on the tree, but my papaw converted it to auto when he bought it in the 90's. Im converting it back to 3 on the tree, luckily he kept all the parts and the manual transmission. Your videos really help me understand where and how the linkages go together and how to adjust the shifter.
you have the best theft deturant in the USA which is a manuel transmission first of all and second a three on the tree ! I had the same truck years ago and even though people would say put a floor shifter in it ,, I left it and drove over 70,000 miles with no troubles. I have to say I did adjust it when I first bought the truck but, had forgotten how to do it ! Thanks
Wow Luke, I made this same adjustment on my 72 Nova, 3 speed on the column, 6. cylinder, back in 1983. Must be the same running gear. Old school Chevy.
Well Luke, this video should be clear enough for anyone who needs this information. I gave up trying to teach my wife how to drive a manual transmission vehicle many years back. Replacing the clutch plate can get expensive, not to mention the safety factor, lol.
Time flies as they say. I guess I would've been 40 back then. Now to figure out how to make time go back. Maybe start walking backwards everywhere I go?
Thanks. I found some bushings that are supposed to work. Seems like they used to be made of brass, so I'm not sure. Here are the links to what I found. It would take two of each. classicparts.com/1960-76-trans-arm-control-grommet classicparts.com/1947-76-shift-tube-control-grommet classicparts.com/1960-81-clutch-bellcrank-attaching-clip#.U7wTW41dW2N
90 percent of your slop. Is coming from your shifter cup on the steering column. Ive owned many trucks like that. Never had to mess with the shift arms on the lower column. Had to replace many shifter cups however. But ho ahead with your google mechanics fix.
This method has worked for most of my life on this truck. I've been driving it since I was 12. I probably should replace all the wear components, though, as they have never been replaced.
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My 68 was originally a 3 on the tree, but my papaw converted it to auto when he bought it in the 90's. Im converting it back to 3 on the tree, luckily he kept all the parts and the manual transmission. Your videos really help me understand where and how the linkages go together and how to adjust the shifter.
Glad you enjoyed the videos. Good luck getting it all hooked back together.
you have the best theft deturant in the USA which is a manuel transmission first of all and second a three on the tree ! I had the same truck years ago and even though people would say put a floor shifter in it ,, I left it and drove over 70,000 miles with no troubles. I have to say I did adjust it when I first bought the truck but, had forgotten how to do it ! Thanks
Yeah, not a lot of people can drive this truck lol. We need to keep these old trucks on the road.
@@lukeFugate true but less than 2 percent of drivers on the road can drive a stick shift and, most every vehicle is an automatic transmission
Wow Luke, I made this same adjustment on my 72 Nova, 3 speed on the column, 6. cylinder, back in 1983. Must be the same running gear. Old school Chevy.
They last forever, well almost. It made it to 600,000 until it needed a rebuild I guess.
Great job Luke. 👍🏻
Thanks 👍
Well Luke, this video should be clear enough for anyone who needs this information. I gave up trying to teach my wife how to drive a manual transmission vehicle many years back. Replacing the clutch plate can get expensive, not to mention the safety factor, lol.
I know what you mean, I tried to teach my ex how to drive Ol' Green. I think that was the beginning of my hair turning grey lol.
@@lukeFugate Ya, my ex had the same problem. I'm sure in a few years a manual transmission will be unheard of. It's getting to that point now
@@mrbr549 Sad but true.
I remember the last time you did this. It sure doesn't seem like 10 years ago!
Time flies as they say. I guess I would've been 40 back then. Now to figure out how to make time go back. Maybe start walking backwards everywhere I go?
I've found that getting an old DC mechano-electric clock and reversing the polarity works really well for that!
@@dsteele27 Have to put that on my to-do list lol.
It gets confusing, though, when you miss lunch and have to wait for breakfast.
Great video. Thank you! Where do you order the replacement bushings? I haven't been able to source those for my 63 Suburban.
Thx so much!
Thanks. I found some bushings that are supposed to work. Seems like they used to be made of brass, so I'm not sure. Here are the links to what I found. It would take two of each.
classicparts.com/1960-76-trans-arm-control-grommet
classicparts.com/1947-76-shift-tube-control-grommet
classicparts.com/1960-81-clutch-bellcrank-attaching-clip#.U7wTW41dW2N
@@lukeFugate thank you!
90 percent of your slop. Is coming from your shifter cup on the steering column. Ive owned many trucks like that. Never had to mess with the shift arms on the lower column. Had to replace many shifter cups however. But ho ahead with your google mechanics fix.
This method has worked for most of my life on this truck. I've been driving it since I was 12. I probably should replace all the wear components, though, as they have never been replaced.