simon whitley

[whitleyfq340]

good evening all..Hi I have today been casting my eyes on what looks like a 46 to 49 dodge sedan in right hand drive,imported from South africa to the uk.Im having some trouble setting up the column change and I was wondering if anyone had any schematics of the column change/linkage assembly and or any setting up tips?...They're a rare sight on our shores!!..Thank-you in advance... 

[Bryan]

From what you're typing it sounds like it already is right hand drive. Are you trying to change it to left side steering like in the USA?  Confusing.

[Sniper]

I think by column change he talking about the three speed shifter. That would probably be something our Oz members can help with we might have a few UK members too.

[whitleyfq340]

hello guys.The car in question is right hand drive and is staying that way and yes its the 3 speed shifter on the steering column!..I hope someone has some information on the subject!!..

[DonaldSmith]

Andy Dodge, where are you?  South African RHD, in the UK, calling Oz, calling Oz...

[busycoupe]

By right hand drive do you mean that the steering wheel is on the right, or that the car is driven on the right side of the road and the wheel is on the left?

[DonaldSmith]

Steering wheel on the right - right?  For cars that drive on the left, like in the British Isles, South Africa, Australia, Japan, and a few other countries under the influence of Great Britain.  

 

I heard that there was the country that decided to switch from driving on the left to driving on the right. cars one week and trucks the next.  It didn't work out so well.  At least that's what I heard. 

[Plymouthy Adams]

unfortunately, my book will only give me the part numbers and brief description including lengths of the two remote shift cables needed when set up as right hand drive...you will need to source a repair manual for the export market for an exploded view...this view should be found in Section 19 of the exploded view of the parts breakdown manual.  The RHD will have other special bracket, spring and spacer clips etc.  

 

We have a couple UK members and of course a few from down under that hopefully can share an exploded view

 

edit note....cable is length for fluid drive, and length without fluid drive

Edited April 14, 2022 by Plymouthy Adams

[andyd]

Simon.do you have a pic of what you actually have, I assume its a factory RHD so there should be some sort of cable going from a bracket on the engine side of the firewall around to the USA drivers side and held onto a bracket beside the bellhousing with the inner cable going to a shifter arm on the gearbox.........there should also be some sort of bracket going across the top front edge of the gearbox/bellhousing join with a pivoting shaft and brackets/rods going to the column and gearbox............what exactly is the problem?...........andyd