<VV> shift rod adjustment woes

[BBRT]

Recall the following:
1.  The rod at the bottom of the transmission is the shift selector rod.
2. It has three positions in fore and aft direction. All the way in, middle 
(Neutral) and all the way out.
3. The shift selector rod position is opposite that of the in-the-car shift 
lever/knob.  When the shift lever/knob is all the way forward to the right 
(third gear), underneath the car, the other end is all the ay back. 
Therefore the shift tube and coupler and the shift selector rod is all the 
way back or in.
4.  If you move the shift selector rod half way out you will be in neutral. 
You can check this by seeing if the wheels will turn without the engine 
turning.
5.  The reverse lockout inside the transmission is a spring loaded lever . 
When you move the in-car shift lever from neutral to the left, you feel the 
spring and then you move the lever forward to select reverse. Likewise, 
under the car, the lever-shift rod, coupler and shift selector rod that goes 
in the transmission twists to right (CW viewed from in front looking back at 
transmission).  You can do this with a screwdriver stuck in the shift 
selector rod hole. You can feel the spring detent and while holding the rod 
turned against the spring, you can push the shift sector rod into the 
transmission. You can check by seeing if wheels turn in reverse when turning 
the engine the way it normally runs/turns.
6. I don't know how to tell you to adjust it other than follow the manual 
for position. Play with it until it engages all gears including reverse. The 
assy manual lists some specific distances for the position of the shift 
lever knob with respect to the seat, but if you can engage all  gears and 
are happy with where the shift knob is between the dash and seat in all 
positions, that is good.

Good Luck

Chuck S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <monza63mo at peoplepc.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 7:21 PM
Subject: <VV> shift rod adjustment woes


I'm swap engines between 2 cars and I've got the 140 in the car with the 
4-speed.  I replaced the shift rod coupler during this process and now I 
can't get reverse.  All forward gears are working fine.  When I looked in 
the shop manual for the adjustment procedure, it says "with the transmission 
in reverse..."  I'm fairly sure the trans was in neutral when I removed it.

How can I put the trans in reverse to make the adjustment?

Any other shift rod adjustment tips will be greatly appreciated!
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