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Offline stinkyscooter

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cant get gear shift off
« on: December 31, 2009, 03:51:01 pm »
trying to pull tranny to replace clutch in my 85 k10 350 4x4 and dont know how to detatch shifter. shifter goes straight in to a ball joint on tranny. In my garage now if any one can help. dont know what trany i got. 4 speed man. with granny gear.
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Offline frogman68

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Re: cant get gear shift off
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2009, 03:53:38 pm »
trying to pull tranny to replace clutch in my 85 k10 350 4x4 and dont know how to detatch shifter. shifter goes straight in to a ball joint on tranny. In my garage now if any one can help. dont know what trany i got. 4 speed man. with granny gear.

Sounds like the SM465 it pushs down then turns . Do you have a haynes or chilton book it describes it pretty well. Be careful the tranny alone weighs around a 185 pounds

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Re: cant get gear shift off
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2009, 03:53:50 pm »
Push down on the outside round retainer.  Make sure the trans is in neutral and rotate counter clockwise about 1/4".
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Offline stinkyscooter

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Re: cant get gear shift off
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2009, 04:07:13 pm »
You guys rock came out just like ya said and now I know what tranny I have. THANK YOU!!!!!
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Re: cant get gear shift off
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2009, 04:24:28 pm »
When it goes back together make sure you can shift through the gears before you put the ring back on.  You are able to drop back in, in the wrong spot and it won't shift at all.
Carl 
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Offline stinkyscooter

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Re: cant get gear shift off
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2009, 04:53:58 pm »
How about tips to remove pilot bearing.
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Re: cant get gear shift off
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2009, 04:58:26 pm »
If you have a solid round shaft the same size as the input shaft of the transmission I have filled the pilot bushing with grease and the round shaft tries to compress the grease and the grease pushes out the pilot bushing but it has to be a tight fit.
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Offline frogman68

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Re: cant get gear shift off
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2009, 07:17:48 pm »
You have a 5/8 tap ? run it in the pilot bearing it will hit the end of the crank and push the pilot bushing out

Offline stinkyscooter

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Re: cant get gear shift off
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2010, 02:17:23 pm »
Tried the grease last night with no result and I'll try rhe 5/8 today,Thanks for all the help guys.Sorry I jumped topic on everyone.
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