On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 3:57 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> You can swap the whole linkage to match the later tranny. The bushing > location above the tank in 80-82+ is not used and the metal tab for it will > need to be bent up out of the way of the later front shift rod. > Expect to > slightly lower the tank to do this.

Thanks Mark.

Right. Ok. For some reason I recalled that bushing being installed on part of a bigger piece of the frame.

Found a pic of the bushing/tab if anyone else is curious:

http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/Crossovertube1.jpg

> The later front shift rod bushing mounts > to the crossmember at the rear edge of the fuel tank so you will need to > mount the later bushing plate there, easy enough and the main hole is > present so you may only need to drill holes for the 2 bushing plate bolts, > M8.

Awesome. Ok. Sounds easy enough. At least it'll be easier to get at than the earlier style.

And again for anyone else, I've answered my own question re: the 2nd (most rearward) bushing. On the 091/1 tranny it mounts on the tranny itself. Not somewhere on the frame. (P. 34.9 Bentley) When I yanked the parts of my '85, I had removed it from the tranny so had no point of reference.

> Note that the stock tranny position is different fore/aft between the 2 > types and this relates to the engine position as well since the engine and > tranny are mated. If you don't move the engine back about 1 1/2" you will > need to modify the later nose mount and deal with shortening the overall > length of the later shift rods.

Right. Ok. Was curious about that. Moving the engine may not be the best thing. It's already tight enough to get at the crank pulley bolts. And,.... oh. The muffler. Hmm.... which is less work. Hmm.... And I'd hate to carve up those shift rods. Hmm...... maybe I should just get the air cooled tranny rebuilt.

> neil n wrote: >> >> Hi all. >> >> My air cooled transmission has a "whirring" noise likely indicating an >> inevitable failure. One that might render it UN-rebuildable before >> then. So before I start tearing into things, can I: >> >> Swap in an entire '85 shift linkage and transmission. (from shifter in >> cab to transmission itself. Does the '85 bushing fit in cross member >> hole above fuel tank?) .......

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