How do I get the shift lever out of the lid ? . It's not like the old Muncie SM420 I know and love . Ideas , pictures , links to threads or shop manuals etc. gladly accepted . TIA ,
Try this link. It has some good info and drawings. www.kinzers.com/don/landcruiser/transmissions/ Hope this helps. Ken
Found another link that will explain it all! You gotta have a special tool that only GM has (HEHE) and with that tool, you push down and rotate counterclockwise. Here's the link. www.oldcarmanualproject.com/manuals/GMC/1979/LTService/index.htm
Tools needed Attached link ; Wonder if this is the sheet that shows the tools needed, right Ken ? Thanks fore sharing.
Martinius, those "special" tools are for working on the tranny itself. Here is a pic of the tool to remove the shifter and the write up on how to do it. If these are too small to read, go to the second link I posted and scroll down to the manual transmission section and you can find both of these pages there. Ken
Thanx everyone ! I am so accustomed to just pushing the retainer on the old , million mile farm / junkyard trucks with my fingers , I thought this spiffy '76 had a different setup than the SM420's did as it's *so* tight . I'll give it a go in a bit , it's my day off so I'm goofing off & lollygagging , slurping coffee etc. instead of going back to work.... . -Nate (older , no wiser)
Update O.K. , it turns out to be *exactly* the same as the old SM420 , I just ever so gently grabbed the lip with my medium size water pump pliers and gave it a 1/4 turn counter clockwise and it popped loose . I was worried about nothing . I'll be adding an update in the '73 ~ '87 page soon , give it a look if you care .
Bump If you care (no one on the '73 ~'87 page does) , I posted a little bit about my clutch job , it's moving forward ever so slowly ........ I guess I've married this fine old truck now , once it's running again I'll have to finish the radio & speakers then have new carpets installed...... . Then what ? Paint I suppose . Anyone want to buy a rebuilt rust free farm truck ? . I didn't think so .
