<VV> 3 tree

[jwcorvair at aol.com]

 I drove a 64 Falcon that did exactly the same thing. When I would shift from first to second, the linkage would lock up. The linkage came through the firewall and was turned through a couple of stamped steel bellcranks. The bellcranks were worn and would not engage properly when shifting. I would have to open the hood and slam the entire mechanism with the end of the bumper jack to free it up. I finally figured out that if I shifted straight from first almost to reverse, then forward and up to second the mechanism would shift without locking up.
 
For this reason, I have never cursed the shift linkage in my Corvairs. Nothing was as bad as that junk Ford sold.
 
Regards,
Joe White (62 Sedan)
Boulder, CO
CORSA, RMC
 
-----Original Message-----
From: J R Read_HML <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: Alan and Clare Wesson <alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk>; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 01:54:31 -0500
Subject: <VV> 3 tree


I had a couple of cars with three on the tree. My very first NEW car was a '65 Tempest. VERY basic car. AM radio was about the only option, but I LOVED it and had it several years. If I recall correctly, I bought it NEW for $2,125. 
 
Later, I had a (used) Maverick with a 3 speed column shifter. The damn thing would hang between gears sometimes. Had to get out, pop the hood, and move the linkage on the firewall. I got tired of having people honk at me and bought some sort of "quick" shift floor shifter (heavy spring loaded so that the move from first to second gave the illusion of a straight line) from Washawsky (later J. C. Whitney), cut a hole in the floor and installed that in a couple of hours. No more honks at lights after that. The column shift stuff was just left hanging in place as I recall. Well, at least the stuff on the engine side of the fire wall. 
 
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Later, JR 
 
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk> 
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 1:26 AM 
Subject: Re: <VV> VP Camaro 
 
>> "don't know about Firebirds, but early Camaros had a column shifter when 
>> equipped with a bench seat. Back in the '70s when I was a Chevy parts >> guy, we 
>> had an occasional request for the column repair parts. 
> 
> So did British Vauxhalls until around 1969 - and they also had a 3-speed > when it was on the column only (4 when it was on the floor). 
> 
> By then it was an incredibly archaic thing to have in Britain (Ford had > stopped in 1962, and the Brit manufacturers never offered 3 on the tree), > and it always caused a lot of mirth on the part of road testers. 
> 
> I wonder if anyone actually *ordered* a car like that...? I would love to > find one now... 
> 
> Cheers 
> 
> Alan 
> 
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