ladams2211 Posted May 30, 2016 Report Posted May 30, 2016 i bought a 49 plymouth with a 3 speed transmission and it was out of the car put it back in and it seems like it has the forward gears but no reverse, did i hook something up wrong any help at all i would really appreciate it thank you Quote
William Davey Posted May 30, 2016 Report Posted May 30, 2016 These transmissions don't work like more modern 3 speeds you may have experience with. One lever moves back and forth as the shift lever is moved from 2nd to 3rd gear position. The other lever only moves when you pull the shift lever toward the driver, this lever is called the selector. The selector determines whether the first lever is moving shift rails for 1st and reverse (selector pulled) or 2nd and 3rd (selector not pulled). I had to pull the side cover off my trans to finally figure out how it works. Quote
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