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1964 Chevrolet shortbed Stepside pickup - Done With Gears - Tech

1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
With the stock tailshaft removed,... 
   
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1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
With the stock tailshaft removed, Guillermo prepped the Muncie's case by scraping off the old gasket and installing the new gasket dry.
1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
Next, he returned the reverse... 
   
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1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
Next, he returned the reverse idler gear and shaft onto the Muncie transmission case.
1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
The trickiest part of the... 
   
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1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
The trickiest part of the entire job was installing the Muncie reverse shifter fork into the Gear Vendors adapter housing. Here is a view of the empty housing.
1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
With the adapter housing held... 
   
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1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
With the adapter housing held in position facing upward, the next step was to place the detent spring into the housing.
1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
Guillermo applied white lithium... 
   
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1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
Guillermo applied white lithium grease to the detent ball, then placed the ball on top of the spring.
1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
He also applied white lithium... 
   
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1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
He also applied white lithium grease to the shifter shaft, which he pushed outward until it almost contacted the detent ball.
1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
The trick to compressing the... 
   
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1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
The trick to compressing the detent ball is to fully open up a stainless steel hose clamp and use the opened clamp as a tool to slide under the shaft and compress the detent ball.
1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
Here is how the detent ball... 
   
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1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
Here is how the detent ball appeared after it was properly installed.
1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
To install the adapter housing... 
   
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1964 Chevy Stepside Pickup
To install the adapter housing onto the transmission case, Guillermo pushed the lever to engage the shift fork with the reverse gear shift collar. He pressed the pilot idler shaft by hand and installed the lock pin.

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