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Expert: - 4/2/2008


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does anyone have a shifter box diagram or photo?

i can put mine in 1 st won't come out unless i go under hood. wanted to see if shifter box maybe something wrong in it.spring? don't know much about the shifter as you can figure....any diagrams/photos of gear box......and parts needed? 2nd to 3rd working fine


Answer
This is a common problem with Chevy three on the tree shifters. The shift forks and the housing were made out of pot metal, an aluminum alloy, that was soft and wore quickly. I think that you will find that most of the parts suppliers that advertiser in Hemmings Motor News carry the rebuild kits. It is not a hard job.
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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