I'm building a 37 Ford coupe with a 331 stroker and C-4. I had the transmission build by a local shop and installed it -- only to find out later that with a floor shifter the selector lever must point up and with column shift it must point down. I got it all installed in the car and then discovered my selector was down and I need up. Got the shaft loose, rotated it and now I'm putting it all back together. With the nut on the kickdown shaft tight I have considerably more play in and out on the kickdown shaft than I think I should have. I would rather fix this now with the pan and valve body (and wishbone) already down than to have to chase a leak once the car is completed. how much play is too much ?
I didn't think you could just rotate the selector lever. In my mind that will put the part that moves the manual valve in the wrong position.
The selector fits into the part that works the innards of the transmission in two positions -- up and down with a 7/8 wrench sized nut -- and the kickdown shaft fits inside the selector shaft -- with a nut and washer that hold in the o ring and keep the kickdown shaft inside the hollow selector shaft. my issue / question is how much in and out play the kickdown shaft should have. I seem to be able to move the kickdown shaft in and out almost a 16th of an inch
There needs to be a little of in and out movement. I think there is 2 different length shift shaft and kickdown shafts. If someone install the shorter shift shaft and the longer kickdown shaft it will not work.
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