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thomas....@yahoo.com
May 27, 2012, 7:08:32 AM5/27/12
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Hi,
I have just bought a 1931 ford Model A. I had the car out for a run
and when I was reversing it back into the garage it got stuck in
reverse. the gearstick will move and go to other gears but not pack
into reverse. One I attempt to let my foot of the cluth it would shoot
back. I tried to get even the handle to go back into reverse but it
wont.
I just ended up pushing it back into the garage with someone holding
the clutch in.
Any suggestions would be greatly appericated!
Thanks
I have just bought a 1931 ford Model A. I had the car out for a run
and when I was reversing it back into the garage it got stuck in
reverse. the gearstick will move and go to other gears but not pack
into reverse. One I attempt to let my foot of the cluth it would shoot
back. I tried to get even the handle to go back into reverse but it
wont.
I just ended up pushing it back into the garage with someone holding
the clutch in.
Any suggestions would be greatly appericated!
Thanks
Gary Giberson
May 27, 2012, 3:01:09 PM5/27/12
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Reversing pin stuck..remove shifting tower, lub and free one of the two pin rods that move into selected gear... wd40 the heck out of it and then proper gearbox lube it and enjoy your "A"... www.mayorgarysgarage.com
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Bentley Bohanan
May 27, 2012, 9:16:56 PM5/27/12
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It should be easy to remove the gear shift tower, sometimes its hard if the
transmission is stuck in 1st or 3rd. After you get the tower off, look
inside the tower and you'll see how the shifter is supposed to move the
shift rails back and forth via the shift dogs. The shifter ball is probably
worn away, and the shift dogs are probably worn too. This would be a good
time to replace the shift lever, or at least take the time to repair the
worn areas by welding and grinding back to the original shape. If you don't
want to go to that much trouble, just move the dogs back to the neutral
position, and make sure the lever is in the slots like it is supposed to be,
(you'll see what I am talking about).
Then reach down in the transmission and move the gears back to neutral, and
put everything back together again. If you don't repair the worn areas, then
just be more careful when shifting so you don't have the same problem again.
Good luck, but I am sure you will get it fixed!
Bentley C. Bohanan
Bentley's Antique Auto Service, Inc
95 W Ridgeway Rd
Maysville, GA 30558
phone 678-407-1947
website www.mymodela.com
email benn...@windstream.net
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From: <thomas....@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 7:08 AM
To: "Model A Ford Forum" <modelaf...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [ModelAFordForum:458] gear trouble
transmission is stuck in 1st or 3rd. After you get the tower off, look
inside the tower and you'll see how the shifter is supposed to move the
shift rails back and forth via the shift dogs. The shifter ball is probably
worn away, and the shift dogs are probably worn too. This would be a good
time to replace the shift lever, or at least take the time to repair the
worn areas by welding and grinding back to the original shape. If you don't
want to go to that much trouble, just move the dogs back to the neutral
position, and make sure the lever is in the slots like it is supposed to be,
(you'll see what I am talking about).
Then reach down in the transmission and move the gears back to neutral, and
put everything back together again. If you don't repair the worn areas, then
just be more careful when shifting so you don't have the same problem again.
Good luck, but I am sure you will get it fixed!
Bentley C. Bohanan
Bentley's Antique Auto Service, Inc
95 W Ridgeway Rd
Maysville, GA 30558
phone 678-407-1947
website www.mymodela.com
email benn...@windstream.net
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From: <thomas....@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 7:08 AM
To: "Model A Ford Forum" <modelaf...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [ModelAFordForum:458] gear trouble
Gary Giberson
May 29, 2012, 8:21:03 AM5/29/12
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Go on line and look up part suppliers for your Model A... These will help you understand just how basic your new' Ford is... You can purchase a tranny tower rebuild kit and rebuild it your self... Model A Fords are very popular, join a local club, find it on the internet, share and have fun.....
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