BACKGROUND: This 62 sat for 10yrs in a garage before I got it. The transmission was out of the car due to a bad throwout bearing and fork. I put in a new clutch/fork/ bearing. I shifted the tranmission on the bench before I put it back in. Put new gear oil in the tranmission.
This is the orginal 3 speed that came in them. I have adjusted the clutch per the shop manual. When the engine is running(at idle) and I try to start shifting into rev or 1st I get a gear grind as if the clutch is not fully disengauged. Now if I go into 2nd or 3rd it is ok.
I tried to disengauged the clutch more by taking out all the pedal play... but no difference. I read where these transmissions not sync on 1st. (I don't understand I am sure my 62 impala has the same transmission and you have to be completely stopped to go into 1st.
I jack up one rear wheel and started it gaian and the wheel spins with the clutch in or out.... A little faster maybe with the clutch engauged. It is quite though.
Help please! I thought I was going to get to drive this car for the 1st time this weekend :-[
Thanks, Clyde
