'63 F100 stuck in first

[loudandugly]

had a floor shifter put in several months ago (3 speed) yesterday had to drive 4 miles home in first gear for I could not get into neutral or any other gear. When I jiggle the shift lever, with clutch in, there is a thumping sound. With the clutch out, there is no thumping sound.

any suggestions would be appreciated---thanks much

[67heavystepside]

did you check all of the linkage, to make sure none were lose or broken, other than that i'm not sure

[flyboy2610]

Throwout bearing?

[loudandugly]

Thank you, 67 and flyboy, I will examine these today and get back.

loudandugly.

[layedout72]

man, if it was a 3 speed column and stuck in third I would know LOL.


damn whatever ford did to lock the tranny if you accidently try to force it into gear or whatever. all i know is at random after being parked my truck locks into third, and sometimes while im driving stopped at a light. something to do with the linkages but u just gotta hit this one and it fixes it.

[loudandugly]

Hey layedout,

That's more or less what I did. I made a slight adjustment (more than usual) to give less free play on clutch, then with piece of wood and hammer knocked the shift rails to where they should be. Now I can back out of driveway and get into all gears.

thanks all-----loudandugly