What part is this
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rmchrgr
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Looks like something that is rotated to different positions with a push-pull linkage. Does not seem to be 3 speed manual column shift linkage because of the offset rod but the T pin in the end makes it look like the end of a steering shaft. There is something that attaches to that position selector lever which rotates the offset rod. Almost like a school bus door kind of thing.
Encswsm
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Is it part of the transmission kick down mechanism?
rmchrgr
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That's sort of what I said but I'm not sure. Might be part of the shifter or something that works in conjunction with it. Obviously that bracket bolts to something flat like maybe where the lower firewall meets the floor. Has to be something like that. Was it a 4 door? Maybe it was some sort of service or fleet vehicle and that part was some added-on thing for whatever it originally was intended for.
rmchrgr
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Found it. I just remembered that I have a '65 FSM and section 21, page 4, Fig. 6 shows the part. It's a "torque shaft" which is basically the same as the later console floor shifter linkage, just differently configured.
The picture makes it look like it might bolt to the inner frame perpendicular to the driveline so see if the holes on the bracket line up with something in that area on the car. There are two rods - the "s" shaped one is connected to the 2-3 shifter lever on the trans and the other which attaches to the lever on the offset shaft transmits the column linkage movement.
The picture makes it look like it might bolt to the inner frame perpendicular to the driveline so see if the holes on the bracket line up with something in that area on the car. There are two rods - the "s" shaped one is connected to the 2-3 shifter lever on the trans and the other which attaches to the lever on the offset shaft transmits the column linkage movement.
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