Hello Everyone,
I just got in to this whole classic car thing. I just purchased a 49' 3100 1/2 ton pickup. You all may think I am crazy but I am only 14. Since I purchased the truck I started fixing things here and there and I ran into a few problems. One of them was with the shifter. I have the original three speed on the column and when I try to shifter to fast or use too much force it will jam. This only happens after it was in 2nd or 3rd gear. I can get it to un jam by moving the linkage to the tranny. I noticed though that there was a little box like thing on the steering column and when i pulled it off there where these 2 "U" shaped pieces and 1 rectangle piece that goes between them. The pieces inside there were well greased but looked like they were a little worn. Could them being worn cause the shifter to stick like it has been. If so is there anywhere you would know of where I could get replacement ones. Thanks for your help in advance.
Justin

If you want to do anything, just grab 20 bux and buy yourself a Workshop Manual. Lots of them on Ebay.
What you have probably is loose bushings in the linkages, where they meet the shift arms who go down to the box.
Filling Station, chev´s of the 40´s, National chevy association and others will have it. Google them and you will find.
Welcome aboard and go ahead, don´t flinch!

I already bought a shop manual. You think it is bushings? Even if those parts look really worn down.

I tried those sites and none had the bushings. is there anywhere else I could check?

I have purchased rubber bushings from National Chev on two occasions. Remember that at the transmission the shift rods are bent to an L shape, inserted in the shift levers on the side of the transmission and then secured with a cotter key. What I have seen missing about 9 out of 10 times is the small spring that resides between the end of the rod and the cotter key, this takes up a lot of slack and provides a stable platform on which to adjust the shift mechanism in the box on the steering column. If the lower end is not tight and the upper end rubber bushings are gone or severly worn it is impossible to get an accurate adjustment on the shift gate. Also do not force the shift on these cars, shift to neutral, let the shift lever move to the proper position on it's own and then move on to the next gear.

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fillingstation

Jim