Hudson 1955 Rambler, Technical & Service Manual

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FIGURE 13— Installing the Bearing Retainer
DISASSEMBLING THE SHIFTING
MECHANISM
Standard and Overdrive Transmission
"Rambler" Series
Remove the gear shift lever knob. Then remove
the gear shift lever nut. After the nut is
removed, push the lever toward the dash panel.
This will loosen the chrome ball permitting it
to slide from the lever (Fig. 14).
FIGURE 14— To Remove the Chrome Ball, Push
the Gear Shift Lever Toward
the Dash Panel
Disconnect the gear shift rods from the
operating levers at the bottom of the steering
jacket tube by removing the cotter pins, and
lifting the rods out of the levers.
Remove the "U" bolt holding the operating
lever housing and bracket to the lower end of
the steering jacket tube. The entire bearing
housing assembly can now be lowered into the
engine compartment to facilitate further disas-
sembly.
Remove the dirt seal spacer retainer from
between the operating levers, and remove the
two halves of the spacer (Fig. 15).
1. Dirt Seal Spacer
2. Selector Pin
FIGURE 15— Remove the Dirt Seal Spacer
Push out the selector pin part way only from
the top, and remove the pin from the underside
of the operating shaft. This will permit the
remaining portion of the operating lever
housing assembly to be removed and disassembled
in the bench vise (Fig. 16).
FIGURE 16— Remove the Operating Lever
Housing from the Operating Shaft
Place the bearing housing in a vise and
remove the large outer spring and spacer. This
will permit the low and reverse, second and
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