Hi all,

I have a '74 D-100 pickup with318 and3-speed manual column shifter. AKA 3 on the tree! Great fun to drive!

Until it locks up. I usually do one of two things to unlock it: get underneath and jiggle the linkages ... or if its raining badI'll just pull on the shifter real hard and it will pop into first. Sometimes its fine for weeks ... sometimes it locks up 10 times in one trip. I eventually figured out the shifter sweet spots, but I still lock it up sometimes if I'm sloppy or driving hard and fast.

Does anybody know how to adjust the linkages for smooth shifting? I don't see any obvious adjustment points on the link ends. Is it in the column?

Any help is appreciated Thanks!

tim

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Could you borrow a service manual? Make life so much easier. Also sounds like stuff is wearing out inside column.