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1942 Master Deluxe Shifter Issues

 

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Hello everyone, I'm reaching out to see for some advice. 

 

I recently bought a 1942 Master Deluxe & it is still very much very original. I've fiddled with a few things to improve idle & small things, but a problem I'm noticing is that I have to put more force to shift into 1st & even more into 3rd. R & 2nd is very smooth. I did make an adjustment to 3/4 inch in the engine bay but from there nothing else. I see it in the manual although I don't know exactly what to do. First time on a Chevrolet like this & don't want to cause more issues 

Does anyone have some pointers? I will attach photos tomorrow after work to get a visual too. 

 

Please let me know if anyone needs more information too. 

 

Thanks 

 

Kyle

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Lots of good info archived on the old site. Here are a few threads that may help you. Feel free to peruse the site as much as you wish.

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I had overlooked the bushings in my shifter linkage on my 41.  One of them was shot and caused hard shifting.  Replaced it and properly lubricated it and there was a night and day difference.  

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Thank you for the info, I will read through them. The one that confused me was the one at the steering wheel. I still haven't figured out how to take the horn ring off yet. I'm sure it is in the manual but I haven't seen it yet. I say jayhawker spin his off although that was a horn button rather than a blow ring. As for some odd reason, when driving slow & turning it honks. I laugh when it happens although it scares other drives as they are a loud horn. Haha. 

 

The bushings, interesting thought, I bet you are 90% right as most of the rubber was replaced once in Ohio from the heat of new Mexico, although it could have been overlooked. Is that something that everything can stay in the car to do? I will try to do some looking & research on the bushings. This makes sense as 2nd is so smooth to shift. 

 

Thank you! 

 

Kyle


   
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@1942storm "for some odd reason, when driving slow & turning it honks". 99% of the time that indicates a frayed wire in the steering column and/or a bad steering column bushing.

https://vccachat.org/ubbthreads.php/topics/483083/re-47-chevy-horn-question.html#Post483083     old thread.

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As a first step you might want to verify the horn contact adjustment.  The sheet metal cone on the backside of the steering wheel assembly has threads to engage it into the chrome ring. It also serves as the horn contact and its position determines how far the chrome ring has to travel to make contact. You might be able to loosen the binding screw on the chrome ring and move the cone further away from the contact plate by turning it. The cone does not turn easy even with the screw loosened. Mike

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I will give that a shot for the horn contact. Best to start with the simple things first. 

Where are the bushings located for the shifter? Does anyone have a photo? If not I'm sure looking around I will find them. 

 

Thanks. 

 

Kyle


   
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https://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com/parts/1929_54/176.htm     Horn.

 

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 Should not have any loose play.

 

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Thank you for the photo, I will take a look in the morning. I got carried away organizing my garage. Needed more space with the 42, as my Corvair's are a bit smaller. 

 

I took the horn cap off & to my surprise, the screws were very loose & when turning it would honk. So I tightened them to when I turn, no more honking. Hopefully that is the fix. If not & it makes noise again when turning, I will check some wires. I did try to turn the ring.... Boy it had no movement & so I didn't want to fuss with it too much. Plus adjusting the 2 screws seemed to have fixed the issue. For now......

 

Thanks! 

 

Kyle


   
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