cant shift into L1 manually with column

[chris.c20]

73 silverado 3/4 ton, th350 shift lever wont allow me to go into L1. is that normal? or should i have to be moving? discovered this when adjusting my shift linkage. all will line up, just wont go into L1 when  i try to shift manually on the column.

[LTZ C20]

It should be able to shift into Low 1st from a dead stop or while rolling at an idle. You can do it faster but it's not recommended. Parts usually break and things stop working very quickly when you shift into a gear much lower than the current speed.

[Captkaos]

Are you saying you cannot physically move the lever to the L1 position or that it won't drop down to that gear?  If the former check the linkage.

[chris.c20]

yep cant physically move it into L1. checked linkage, not sure. i could only adjust the linkage to match up with all of the other gears. can i add linkage? i dont use L1 anyway but would be nice to have the option

[Captkaos]

Check all the linkage, you should be able to drop a TH350 to L1 easily...