<VV> Appears to Always be in Neutral

[Jim]

Brian,

I have the '61 shaft in the '61 transmission sitting on the floor.  The 
reason I know it is the
'61 shaft is because the '64 shaft is to large to fit in the '61 
transmission.

Actually, I have it on the hoist and I can manually shift it from underneath 
the car.  I wouldn't
mind so much pulling the engine again, except that I have all of the sheet 
metal buttoned up.

Thanks,
Jim V.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Blackwell" <bryan at skiblack.com>
To: "Jim" <dcvjrv at att.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Appears to Always be in Neutral


> I'll bet you're close in your diagnosis.  The '61 and '64 input  shafts 
> are different, and I'll guess if you put the '61 shaft with  the '64 
> trans, it doesn't engage the splines.
>
> If you are certain that the trans shift shaft is moving when you  shift 
> (perhaps jack up one side and have a helper more the lever),  then I don't 
> see any way around dropping the powertrain.  Sorry.
>
> --Bryan
>
> On Mar 30, 2009, at 9:35 PM, Jim wrote:
>
>> The transmission was changed from a '61 four speed to a 64 four  speed. 
>> I had a
>> transmission shop go through the transmission and they said that it  was 
>> in great shape.  It almost
>> seems as though the transmission input shaft is not there, but I  know 
>> that is not the case.
>