where are they?, my #*%$# gears Options

[karmanbuilt]

I know this has bee discussed numerious times, and have searched old threads back to 2003. Removed shift linkage last year on '76 with side shifter after having the motor out. R & R all bushings, and reinstalled linkage. Could not find all my gears, and thats when I started to do thread search. Used members i.e. redbeard?? and even the Haynes manual. Do it one way, find forward gears. Another way, my back gears....no certain way gets me all my gears! Have rechecked my linkage, and cone screws flush with rods. Took out shifter, no cracks, spring and bushing look good. Why is there more than one way to do alignment??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

[Prospectfarms]

Karmanbuilt if I understand your OP, your adjustments get you either: 1st, 3rd, and 5th or, R, 2nd, and 4th. John logically suggested that there may be play in the linkage in the fore-aft movement.

After replacing all my bushings, I couldn't get my full range from side-to-side, a few months ago, and so I pulled the tail cone/cover plate to see whether the inner linkage was worn. Yes, there is a linkage inside the transmission that resembles the outer (ball and cage) linkage at the transmission, and yes, it was worn too. Between the play in the outside connection and the play in the inside connection, there is quite a bit of play!

Didn't have the time, expertise or money to do anything about it, so I buttoned everything back together and kept adjusting.

Ten hours later, I hit the sweet spot and now get all gears.

I will not adjust it again until I understand how to obtain and service that part. I'll check some parts diagrams and try to post the things I'm describing later, but I can't right now.

[karmanbuilt]

Karmanbuilt if I understand your OP, your adjustments get you either: 1st, 3rd, and 5th or, R, 2nd, and 4th. John logically suggested that there may be play in the linkage in the fore-aft movement.

After replacing all my bushings, I couldn't get my full range from side-to-side, a few months ago, and so I pulled the tail cone/cover plate to see whether the inner linkage was worn. Yes, there is a linkage inside the transmission that resembles the outer (ball and cage) linkage at the transmission, and yes, it was worn too. Between the play in the outside connection and the play in the inside connection, there is quite a bit of play!

Didn't have the time, expertise or money to do anything about it, so I buttoned everything back together and kept adjusting.

Ten hours later, I hit the sweet spot and now get all gears.

I will not adjust it again until I understand how to obtain and service that part. I'll check some parts diagrams and try to post the things I'm describing later, but I can't right now.

Interesting, I didn't know about the linkage in the trans. O.K. here is a reality check: car drove and shifted perfect last year prior to dropping engine/trans. I did this so I could do some work on the heads and oil cooler seals. Put every thing back, my gears were not where they were suppose to be. I didn't want people to think this issue happened as a result of driving one day. BTW, I think my linkage rod is bent slightly as shifting to 4th causes the rod to smack against my cooling tin on the head. Anyone know the degree of angle the bend is on our linkage rod? Thanks to all for weighing in (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif)