how to reinstall a shift tube in a 64 Ford truck

[burnamrubber]

Hello! I replaced the shift collar in my 64 Ford truck with three speed on the column. Now I cant get it to shift into any gear. Is there a certain way to turn the shift tube to get it to work correctly? I took off the steering wheel, column flange with the two bolts then lifted the shift tube up thinking it would come out but found out I could not so I decided to splice (cut) the wires for the turn signals to remove the flange then the old shift collar. After putting things back I found out the column shifter would not shift at all. Like it was stuck. How can I fix it? Any help out there? Thanks, John jhickcox@windjammercable.net

[ICEMAN6166]

you can look here and compare with what you did.
http://www.fordification.com/tech/3spd-column_01.htm

not the 64 column but you should still find it helpful and the collar is the same.

http://www.fordification.com/tech/image ... column.jpg

[Uncle Skip]

Sounds like a linkage adjustment problem.
In your transmission, first and reverse are on the front of the cluster gear and 2nd and 3rd are on the back of the cluster gear.
The shift forks (one for each shift arm) inside the transmission moves the slider for each shift arm from front to rear to engage which ever gear you select.
"I'm pretty sure" reverse is the gear in the front closest to the clutch. If its shifting to 1st gear ok but grinding when you try to go to reverse, your shift levers are probably out of adjustment. Going to far to the rear, not far enough to the front. Am I making sense here?
Try adjusting the shift rod. Make sure the shifter on the column is in neutral.
Then:
1. Take it lose from the arm on the transmission
2. Move the arm toward the front of the truck - reverse/ and hold the rod against the the arm and measure how far the hole in the arm is from the pivot point on the rod.
3. Move the arm two clicks to the rear of the transmission - 1st gear/ and hold the rod against the the arm and measure how far the hole in the arm is from the pivot on the rod.
4. The distance from the pivot on the rod should be the same for both the 1st and reverse positions on the transmission.
5. IF not, adjust the pivot on the shift rod so you have the same distance between the hole on the arm when the transmission is in first or reverse and try to shift it again.
If adjustment is the problem this should work for you.
U@ss

[Obsa]

Did you by any chance get the shift tube from LMC? My son get one from them about six months ago that was made weong the overall lenght was 3/32 roo long and the welded on plate for the shift lever was off by that dimension would not shift through the gate between r-1 and 2-3

[slickmainer]

arent there two different lengths of shift tubes? I thought there was, could that be the issue? wrong tube length?

[shaff64]

I'm having about the same issues with my linkage... Thanks this will help ( I hope)